IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 01/25/2018

220180360008 · 01/25/2018 · Pocahontas Coal Company 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): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608878

Narrative

Employee had just started a cut in the #5 entry on the #2 section with the continuous miner and as they raised the cutter heads close to the mine roof they saw a orange flame. No one was injured, power was de-energized, both agencies were notified.

Source

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