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FIRE

220060110010 · 01/08/2006 · Jewett Mine LLC

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
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

The fire started from the result of a cloth tarp being used as a weather shield to prevent a compressor from freezing during cold weather. The tarp made contact with the muffler of a compressor and caught on fire. The wind blew the burning tarp off the well pad and into the grass causing the grass to ignite. The compressor is the property of Anadarko Petroleum Company.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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