IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Sunrise Coal, LLC.
Start: 01/19/2015

220150210021 · 01/19/2015 · Sunrise Coal, LLC.

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: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Brent K Bilsland
Operator: Sunrise Coal, LLC.
Mine: 1202349

Narrative

A continuous miner operator was loading coal in entry #3 on #1 MMU. As he finished his second lift a methane bleeder was ignited. The flame was extinguished without further incident. No miner was injured due to this methane bleeder.

Source

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