IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Alex Energy, LLC
Start: 04/22/2007

220071270082 · 04/22/2007 · Alex Energy, 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): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Alex Energy, LLC
Mine: 4606870

Narrative

Contracting company M & W were drilling a hole into an abandoned mine for slurry ejection. While removing the drill steel from the hole, the drillers encountered methane and an ignition occurred. One driller sustained miner burns to his left arm.

Source

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