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ELECTRICAL

220051820034 · 06/24/2005 · Antelope Coal LLC

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent)
RTZ-CRA Group
Operator
Antelope Coal LLC
Mine
4801337

Narrative

Water truck parked at end of shift. During am hours, short occured at battery cable. spark ignited grease on frame grease dripped onto fuel line, melting small hole in line. Diesel dripped onto ground. Sparks ignited diesel on ground. Passing coal train saw smoke underneath truck @ 5:30 am called wright fire dept. fire dept arrived @ 6 am. extinguished fire @ 6:03 am.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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