IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at FMC Corp
Start: 11/16/2007

220073330032 · 11/16/2007 · FMC Corp

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): FMC Corp
Operator: FMC Corp
Mine: 4800152

Narrative

A maintenance man was air arcing some bit holders off of a borer miner and the sparks ignited a methane seep in the floor. The maintenance man kicked dirt on the seep putting it out. The borer miner was located outby the last open crosscut.

Source

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