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INUNDATION

220072670004 · 09/14/2007 · KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC

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)
International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
Operator
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC
Mine
1517110

Narrative

A potential inundation of water occurred as the miner cut into a bleeder area of the mine to establish additional bleeder entries. Water came on to the section and after a while created a possible inundation.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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