EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Name: EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS at Progress Coal
Start: 11/10/2010

220103230044 · 11/10/2010 · Progress Coal

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Progress Coal
Mine: 4608645

Narrative

As the 3600 excavator was pulling some wall down there was an unplanned detonation of an explosive material. There were no injuries. The damages were only to the windshield and paint of the excavator. This event is still under investigation.

Source

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