IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 09/24/2015

220152710032 · 09/24/2015 · 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 - A methane frictional ignition occurred in the No. 4 entry on the No. 7 section, E-11 Headgate. The miner was cutting bottom 10' from the face curtain line side of the No. 4 entry when the ignition occurred. The flame was put out with the wash down hose on the miner.

Source

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