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INUNDATION

220131270038 · 05/02/2013 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
INUNDATION
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
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3609005

Narrative

Continuous Miner struck - breached an unmapped, active, low pressure / volume gas well in the R2 Entry of E-13 Section. Methane monitor on the miner immediately shut down the continuous miner. Power to the section was immediately shut off, the crew and the rest of the mine evacuated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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