IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Start: 01/25/2017

220170310019 · 01/25/2017 · 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 - Occurred on 12 section, No. 1 entry approx. 10 to 12 feet from Continuous Miner. Employee went to reset power on the miner when the miner cable arced at repair splice and ignited a methane bleeder in the mine floor. The flame was extinguished with rock dust.

Source

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