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INUNDATION

220072320002 · 08/09/2007 · Mountain Spring 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)
Forest Coal Company
Operator
Mountain Spring Coal Company
Mine
3304565

Narrative

Miner cut into unmapped workings of an abandoned mine in the No. 2 crosscut right of the 9 Left Panel. Water flowed into the active workings and the miners immediately evacuated to the surface. Water pooled outby in No. 5 entry approximately 8"" deep between No. 32 and No. 46 crosscuts. Flow from old mine has stabilized at approximately 15 GPM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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