IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Start: 05/10/2016

220161330009 · 05/10/2016 · Warrior Met Coal Mining, 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): Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC
Operator: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

IGNITION - A frictional methane ignition occurred on the mine floor of the #1 face on #12 section. The ignition lasted approx. 15-20 seconds and was extinguished with a fire extinguisher. The miner was cutting bottom when the ignition occurred due to a methane bleeder present in the mine floor.

Source

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