IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Start: 02/17/2007

220070510026 · 02/17/2007 · Canyon Fuel 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): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Canyon Fuel Company LLC
Mine: 4201890

Narrative

A shuttle car operator was spelling the regular bolter operator through lunch. He tightened a conventional pin (in the rib), and noticed that the friction created by the wrench/bolt head ignited methane. Water immediately extinguished the flame.

Source

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