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FIRE

220151970021 · 07/11/2015 · Thunder Basin Coal 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
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine
4800977

Narrative

A fire was discovered in the tall grass above the 6 West prestrip area at 1:50pm. The fire was not extinguished within 30 minutes. A motorgrader and mine fire fighting equipment extinguished the fire along with Campbell County Fire Dept. No miners or mine equipment and structures were ever at risk during this fire event.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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