IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Shelby Mining Company, LLC
Start: 09/18/2007

220072620029 · 09/18/2007 · Shelby Mining 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): Jimmie R Ryan
Operator: Shelby Mining Company, LLC
Mine: 0103217

Narrative

A methane gas ignition occurred during mining in the No. 2 entry on the No. 1 section. The miner had cut approximately 20 to 25 feet out of the face, as the miner was trimming the roof on the exhaust curtain side the ignition occured.

Source

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