ENTRAPMENT

Name: ENTRAPMENT at Bell County Coal Corporation
Start: 06/20/2011

220111780016 · 06/20/2011 · Bell County Coal Corporation

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: Bell County Coal Corporation
Mine: 1519336

Narrative

A rain storm in excess of 5.74 inches of rain occurred at the mine causing an inundation of water into the mine resulting in 3 3rd shift employees being trapped underground. The employees were rescued at 8:20 pm.

Source

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