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INUNDATION

220080910060 · 03/19/2008 · Illinois Fuel Company 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)
Energy Coal Resources Inc
Operator
Illinois Fuel Company LLC
Mine
1103057

Narrative

Area experienced a 10"" to 11"" rainfall event with 8"" falling in the first 24 hours. This event followed 8.2"" in feb. and 3.5"" earlier in March. runoff overwhelled. 8"" turbine pump in the sump at surface of drift mine even with the start of. 8"" diesel backup. Water raised such that water entered the mine beginning at 2 pm on 3/18 and mine became inundation at 7 am on the 4th.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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