IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Start: 02/20/2006

220060580046 · 02/20/2006 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company

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): TECO Energy Inc
Operator: Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Mine: 1518008

Narrative

DUE TO AN UNDETECTED POCKET OF GAS (MEASURING APPROX. 4' WIDE BY 6' LONG) 2 EMPLOYEES WITNESSED AN IGNITION OF METHANE GAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER. HOWEVER, NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF AN IGNITION WAS FOUND.

Source

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