IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 01/10/2006

220061170019 · 01/10/2006 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

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): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101322

Narrative

A methane ignition occured in the bottom of the pocket at the production shaft. Miners cutting a bolt off of the head wiper on main belt when a spark fell into the loose coal and ignited a pocket of methane.

Source

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