IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Start: 10/18/2006

220063040026 · 10/18/2006 · Kingwood Mining 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): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

An alledged frictional ignition occurred on the 7 Mains section, approx. 100 feet int he #5 entry. The operator was trimming his top in the b-cut and noticed an orange flash that lasted less than one second.

Source

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