IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Badger Mining Corporation
Start: 02/18/2021

220210530015 · 02/18/2021 · Badger Mining Corporation

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): Timothy J Wuest
Operator: Badger Mining Corporation
Mine: 4701184

Narrative

Faulty regulator on vaporizer caused gas to leak into the vaporizer unit. When the vaporizer ignited, it caused the gas to ignite and blow the cover off the top of the unit.

Source

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