IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Dominion Coal Corporation
Start: 07/28/2011

220112150010 · 07/28/2011 · Dominion Coal Corporation

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): Sunoco, Inc.
Operator: Dominion Coal Corporation
Mine: 4406499

Narrative

An ignition occurred at the continuous miner in the face of the #1 heading on B-Section. The miner operator was cutting on the left side of the heading when he observed a flash near the right side of the ripper head of the machine.

Source

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