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IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

220052340030 · 08/16/2005 · Antelope Coal LLC

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)
RTZ-CRA Group
Operator
Antelope Coal LLC
Mine
4801337

Narrative

The NEMA baghouse had an unplanned ignition resulting from smoldering coal being sucked into the baghouse as the baghouse fan was turned on after a pro-longed outage. The ignition resulted in one of the explosion doors being blown open. The system was shut down, MSHA was notified and the hot spot was eliminated by the use of water.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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