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INUNDATION

220162880019 · 10/10/2016 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
INUNDATION
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator
Bridger Coal Company
Mine
4801646

Narrative

Uncontrollable Inundation of roof and face material flushed into the panline and shield location around shield 55 on the longwall face. This unsolidified material has blocked passage of persons down the longwall face and in conjunction with bottomless floor material making forward progress of the longwall face improbable.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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