IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 02/10/2015

220150440009 · 02/10/2015 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

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): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

IGNITION - Occurred on mine floor while cutting bottom rock in the No. 2 entry on the No. 6 section E10 tailgate entries. The flame burned approx. 7 to 10 seconds and was extinguished with a fire extinguisher.

Source

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