IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Firstgold Corp.
Start: 03/06/2009

220090690025 · 03/06/2009 · Firstgold Corp.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Pumper
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Firstgold Corporation
Operator: Firstgold Corp.
Mine: 2602657

Narrative

Employee was on jaw crusher platform doing regular cleaning when he felt his left pant leg get hot. He noticed that his pant leg caught fire from the space heater being used on the platform causing a palm sized 2nd degree burn on his lower left leg.

Source

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