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MACHINERY

220073300041 · 11/16/2007 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent)
Foundation Coal Corporation
Operator
Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine
3605466

Narrative

Lost Allegheny Power at #7 Substation at approx 5:19pm. The diesel backup failed to start and the mine was evacuated. Power was restored to the #7 Substation at 6:51pm. The #7 fan was started on electric and the power then tripped. During that outage, the #8 elevator lost power. The power was restored on the elevator and after a round trip it was returned to service.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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