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FIRE

220153550020 · 12/17/2015 · Mag Pellet

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)
Alan Fritz; Larry Lehtinen
Operator
Mag Pellet
Mine
1202470

Narrative

On our Updraft Drying Fan failed and we had a fire in our Electrical Room (EER1). 45 minutes prior to this we know the current to the Fan went way up, speed went way down, power draw went way down, motor temps skyrocketed and the fan vibration decreased.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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