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IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

220151050013 · 03/31/2015 · Pinnacle Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
—
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Pinnacle Mining Company LLC
Mine
4601816

Narrative

Continuous miner cut into a degas hole that was in the top instead of in the coal seam. The sparks from the miner bits cutting the rock caused an ignition of a pocket of gas in the degas hole.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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