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FIRE

220131690017 · 06/17/2013 · Luminant Mining Company 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)
Energy Future Holdings Corporation
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4102632

Narrative

An electrical pole with a cracked insulator located at the top of the pole shorted out when a bird landed on it. The birds feathers caught fire and fell to the ground catching the grass on fire.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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