IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Start: 05/30/2008

220081620048 · 05/30/2008 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

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): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine: 1601031

Narrative

The hydraulic take up malfunetioned causing the drive pully to slip and create enough heat to ignite the belting on start up. No injuries were involved with the event. The fire was completely extiguished in 41 minutes from discovery.

Source

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