FIRE

Name: FIRE at Performance Coal Company
Start: 11/16/2009

220093410024 · 11/16/2009 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity: Environmental tests or checks
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: POISONING,SYSTEMIC
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 13
Mine experience: 14 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

Witnesses stated Injured was on the down wind side of bearing in fresh air when they smelled smoke. The Fireboss went to the belt line and found a hot bearing. They started spraying water on it to cool it down and injured inhaled smoke.

Source

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