FIRE

Name: FIRE at Thompson Creek Mining Company
Start: 04/27/2007

220071200028 · 04/27/2007 · Thompson Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thompson Creek Metals Co USA
Operator: Thompson Creek Mining Company
Mine: 1000531

Narrative

Employee smelled smoke from lower crusher, called supervisor and tried to go to lower levels to check out. Inhaled smoke sometime during incident. Mine rescue team responded immediately, fire was extinguished by approximately 9:30 am. Fire was on belt, belt was burned. Total investigation of this incident has not been completed due to bottom of crusher being under water.

Source

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