IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Antelope Coal LLC
Start: 12/15/2004

220043570017 · 12/15/2004 · Antelope Coal 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: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): RTZ-CRA Group
Operator: Antelope Coal LLC
Mine: 4801337

Narrative

Grease and coal dust around a bearing located on a McLanahan crusher caught fire which ignited suspended coal dust. This resulted in hot embers being drawn into the dust collector system causing an ignition of coal dust and a fire in a bag house.

Source

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