IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 11/11/2015

220153230009 · 11/11/2015 · Thunder Basin Coal Company 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): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4800977

Narrative

While pre-loading the 32nd car of a coal train, an unplanned dust ignition occurred. The pre-load was immediately stopped, the automatic wash system was initiated and the train was moved outside the silo.

Source

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