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FIRE

220123070018 · 10/24/2012 · NewRange Copper Nickel, LLC

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)
Polymet Mining Corp
Operator
NewRange Copper Nickel, LLC
Mine
2103658

Narrative

Fire in the bus bar raceway above the ""West 10x8 Slurry Pump..."" cabinet in the MCC in the unoccupied, idle Fine Crusher. Spare parts that were stored nearby were ignited. The raceway, bus bars, bus bar supports and ten ft. of cable in the E11 tunnel were damaged. The cause of the fire is thought to be an animal contacting the bus bars or power cable failure.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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