IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 06/23/2010

220101810015 · 06/23/2010 · 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: 0101247

Narrative

Acetylene leaked from a hose into a metal box on the first floor of the prep plant and was ignited by a spark from a person burning a piece of metal on the second floor.

Source

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