IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 04/02/2001

220011030008 · 04/02/2001 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

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): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine: 0100043

Narrative

THE PLANT EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION OF COAL DUST INSIDE THE COAL MILL SYSTEM. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTAINED TO THE COAL CYCLONE, COAL MILL AND DUCT. NO INJURIES OR BUILDING DAMAGE. THE IGNITI ON SOURCE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Source

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