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220041770018 · 06/24/2004 · San Juan Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FIRE
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
BHP Billiton
Operator
San Juan Coal Company
Mine
2901168

Narrative

2 TIRES THAT HAD BEEN DISPOSED OF 100 FT DOWN THE SPOIL SLOPE OF PINON PIT CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS WORKING IN PIT AT THE TIME. WATER TRUCK EXTINGUISHED TIRES WITHIN 35 MINS. MSHA NOTIFIED. PINON RAMP 3 IS A NORMAL TIRE DISPOSAL AREA (MOST TIRES AT BOTTOM OF PIT) AND AN ACTIVE ASH DISPOSAL PIT. DUMP ELEVATION TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF AUGUST, 2004.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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