IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 02/14/2011

220110470004 · 02/14/2011 · 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 miner was cutting bottom rock in the No. 1 Face on No. 7 Section when a frictional ignition occurred on the curtain line side on left of the Miner Head. Approximately 2 fire extinguishers and the water sprays put the ignition out. No injuries were incurred.

Source

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