IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 02/28/2008

220080700016 · 02/28/2008 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

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): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

While cutting with a torch on the feeder in the Raw Coal Tunnel at the Preparation Plant, an ignition occurred. A flame ignited and then immediately went out.

Source

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