FIRE

Name: FIRE at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 08/17/2012

220122400001 · 08/17/2012 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4801078

Narrative

The area of shot coal was restricted from access to all mine site personnel because of a K order that was issued on 07/25/12. The shot coal spontaneously combusted and started to produce flames on 08/17/12.

Source

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