IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Start: 08/01/2017

220172210012 · 08/01/2017 · 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 in the No.1 face of the No. 7 section. The continuous miner CM128 was cutting top when a frictional ignition occurred. The flame lasted approx. 45 seconds and was extinguished with two fire extinguishers.

Source

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