IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 10/04/2008

220082820015 · 10/04/2008 · 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

IGNITION. The Continuous Miner was cutting coal on the No. 8 Section in the cross cut between the No.2 & No.3 entry on the curtain side when they saw a flame on the mine floor. They put the flame out with a water hose and one fire ext.

Source

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