incident at Indian Cave

Date

14th Nov 1982

Publication

ACA 1982 p. 266

Cave

Indian Cave

State

Kentucky

County

Unknown

Country

United States of America

Category

Cave

Incident type

Acetylene related

Group type

Unknown

Group size

Unknown

Aid type

Unknown

Source

Unknown

Incident flags

Incident report

A carbide dump bag explosion set a jacket on fire while cavers were using inner tubes for floatation in low air space. The jacket was extinguished by submerging the caver.

Summary

Carbide dump bag explosion set a caver's jacket on fire, which was extinguished by submersion.

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