IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 11/10/2006

220063190037 · 11/10/2006 · 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: 0101401

Narrative

Employee was using a Joy continuous miner to cut & grade the bottom in the #1 entry on #6 section in the intake, approx. 1000' outby the face when an ignition occurred in the bottom on the left side of the entry. No injuries occurred.

Source

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