IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Florida Canyon Mining Inc.
Start: 03/02/2005

220050670027 · 03/02/2005 · Florida Canyon Mining Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Drill operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Apollo Gold Corporation
Operator: Florida Canyon Mining Inc.
Mine: 2601947

Narrative

The engine on the pump motor would not start. The employee removed the sparkplugs, one was under pressure and sprayed gasoline on the employee. It is unsure what the ignition source was .

Source

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