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ELECTRICAL

220062420019 · 08/20/2006 · Jewett Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
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
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

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

Narrative

A grass fire discovered at 7:45 p.m. on the mine. A powerline broke and fell to the ground, igniting the grass. The Fire was extinguished by Jewett Fire Department at 8:05 p.m. Some logs were smoldering but the active burning was out. The fire was reported at 8:16 p.m. because of the the smoldering logs.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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