While installing a pump in the caples short there was an explsion due to methane gas.
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Reclaiming LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
Reclaiming LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
While installing a pump in the caples shaft there was an explosion due to methane gas.
April 19, 2005
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Reclaiming LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
ceruiralgia sprain/strain to ankle; contusion of chest wall contusion of abdominal wall, burn on back.
April 19, 2005
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Reclaiming LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
While installing a pump in the cables shaft there was an explosion due to the methane gas.
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