IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Black Dog Coal Corporation
Start: 11/28/2006

220063450011 · 11/28/2006 · Black Dog Coal Corporation

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: Black Dog Coal Corporation
Mine: 4404946

Narrative

A methane ignition occurred on the active working section MMU 001, in the face of the No. 1 heading off the #2 Northwest Mains. The ignition occurred while coal was being extracted with the Joy 14CM-10A continuous mining machine. No fire needed to be extinquished. Nobody was injured.

Source

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