IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Start: 02/21/2017

220170580020 · 02/21/2017 · Warrior Met Coal Mining, 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: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC
Operator: Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

IGNITION - Occurred on No. 7 section in the No. 4 entry. The Continuous Miner was cutting when the bottom got hard causing a frictional ignition lasting 5 to 10 seconds and was extinguished with a fire extinguisher.

Source

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