AN EXPLOSION OCCURED IN AN ABANDON PANEL WHERE TWO WORKERS WERE TRANSPORTING BLOCK IN AN S&S SCOOP. THE TWO WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE TWO WERE BURNED AND IN AN ATOSPHERE OF CO CARBON MONOXIDE. THEY WERE FOUND APPROX. 12-13 X CUTS INTO THE PANEL. ONE FOUND IN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OTHER APPROX 10 FEET FROM SCOOP. THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BLOWN OUT
Day Branch Coal Company Inc operator
Top causes
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 2 fatalities
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
- OTHER 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
Mines on record
- No 9 KY
- Stone Mt Coal #1 KY
- No 10 KY
- Prep Plant KY
- Upper Mason #1 KY
- No 5 KY
Fatalities under this operator
2 recordedAN EXPLOSION OCCURED IN AN ABANDON PANEL WHERE TWO WORKERS WERE TRANSPORTING BLOCK IN AN S&S SCOOP. THE TWO WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE TWO WERE BURNED AND IN AN ATOSPHERE OF CO CARBON MONOXIDE. THEY WERE FOUND APPROX. 12-13 X CUTS INTO THE PANEL. ONE FOUND IN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OTHER APPROX 10 FEET FROM SCOOP. THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BLOWN OUT
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