IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at BYK Additives Inc.
Start: 05/19/2001

220011520002 · 05/19/2001 · BYK Additives Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 20.28 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Laporte Plc
Operator: BYK Additives Inc.
Mine: 4100298

Narrative

WHILE PERFORMING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES ON FLUID BED DRYER, ORGANO DUST SUSPENDED IN THE FILTER SOCK, DISLODGED, CAUSING A DUST CLOUD OF PROPER CONCENTRATION TO SUSTAIN FIRE. THE DUST CLOU D WAS IGNITED WHEN IT TRAVELED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SMOLDERING ORGANO CLAY THAT HAD BEEN HEATED BY COMBUSTION BURNER FLAME.A VALVE BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND DRYE

Source

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