IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Drummond Company Inc
Start: 04/04/2004

220040980032 · 04/04/2004 · Drummond Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Drummond Company Inc
Operator: Drummond Company Inc
Mine: 0102901

Narrative

Based on info received it appears the ignition was caused when the sparks from cutting torch caused a piece of slag to travel from the off-side of the machine to the coal face and ignite an unknown methane bleeder.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown