IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Start: 06/08/2006

220061650003 · 06/08/2006 · Canyon Fuel Company 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): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Mine: 4201890

Narrative

A frictional methane ignition occurred in the No. 1 entry of the 2nd East section. The miner operator was trimming the bottom on the right side of the entry when he contacted the rock mine floor with the bits of the miner igniting methane gas.

Source

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