IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Blue Circle Cement
Start: 01/31/2000

220000380174 · 01/31/2000 · Blue Circle Cement

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): Blue Circle Industries Plc
Operator: Blue Circle Cement
Mine: 0100629

Narrative

EE (BURNER OPERATOR) WAS PREPARING TO LITE OFF #3 CEMENT KILN. HE OPENED THE BY-PASS VALVE INSTEAD OF THE (BECK-VALVE) REGULATING VALVE AND GAS FILLED THE COOLER AND PART OF THE KILN. EXPLOSIO N OCCURRED AT COOLER BOWING SIDES OF COOLER.

Source

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