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FIRE

220181370012 · 05/09/2018 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

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)
American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine
1601031

Narrative

A red glow was spotted by the stockpile dozer operator. The Supervisor stopped the belt. The incident was away from any other structures or miners. The fire department was called to put out the fire. The Fire Marshall determined the cause of the fire was a hot spot in the tail end turnover of the belt. A design problem with the turnover take up pulley is the root cause.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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