FIRE

Name: FIRE at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 07/14/2024

220242010014 · 07/14/2024 · 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

A grass fire started under the powerlines and burned for over 30 minutes. Five dead black birds were found at the ignition point, indicating they had caused a phase-to-phase arc flash.

Source

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