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FIRE

220163060026 · 10/26/2016 · Black Butte Coal Company

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)
Lighthouse Resources Inc; Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Operator
Black Butte Coal Company
Mine
4801180

Narrative

The Bulk Explosive Truck (Unit 5556) had just been washed & parked on ready line with the engine shut down when a fire broke out in the engine compartment. The Engine compartment and cab were completely destroyed. The truck was not loaded at the time. Fire spread to a second Bulk Explosive truck (Unit 5555) parked adjacent to it destroying it also .

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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