FIRE

Name: FIRE at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 08/29/2023

220232420022 · 08/29/2023 · Thunder Basin Coal 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): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4800977

Narrative

Smoldering coal was found in five different areas of the coal mine. The apparent cause was spontaneous combustion from the recent rain, followed by hot dry weather. The areas were difficult to access, so they burned for over 30 minutes.

Source

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