INUNDATION

Name: INUNDATION at Sapphire Coal Company
Start: 12/05/2006

220063450027 · 12/05/2006 · Sapphire Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: INUNDATION
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): United Company
Operator: Sapphire Coal Company
Mine: 1502057

Narrative

An inundation of water from old works, thought to be over 300 ft from the face occurred in the No.1 entry of the 001 MMU. Miner was backing out of a clean up when he brushed the rib and the water burst through.

Source

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