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ELECTRICAL

220072780048 · 09/22/2007 · Big Ridge Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Big Ridge Inc
Mine
1103054

Narrative

Some electrical wiring had gotten together and got hot enough to burst into flame, burning some insulation off of wiring and rubber off of hyd. hoses. The fire was put out in less than 10 min. A call was made to MSHA within 10 minutes of discovery. There were no injuries.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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