# IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
> MSHA accident `220202270007` · 07/19/2020 · Dickenson-Russell Contura, 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:** Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
- **Operator:** Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC
- **Mine:** [4405311](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4405311)
## Narrative

A non-injury ignition/explosion occurred at an abandoned/sealed underground mine MSHA ID 44-07306. The explosion in the abandoned mine is believed to have occurred during a severe thunderstorm.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*