IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 01/08/2012

220120100009 · 01/08/2012 · 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 - occurred while burning the insert out of a miner bit lug when a spark ignited a methane bleeder on the inby rib. The flame burned 10 seconds and was extinguished with (1) one fire extinguisher.

Source

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