FIRE

Name: FIRE at Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Start: 05/14/2002

220021480139 · 05/14/2002 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FIRE
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: —
Mine experience: 14 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BPU Reynolds Inc
Operator: Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine: 4100906

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BURNER NOZZLES ON #2 GAS SUSPENSION CALCINER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL FLUE GAS NOX. AS HE REMOVED THE NOZZLE, THE CALCINER PUFFED AND BLEW OUT HOT GASES (1000 DEG C) AND BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND BOTH FOREARMS. THESE BURNS DEVELOPED INTO SECOND DEGREE, MAKINGTHIS A RECORDABLE INCIDENT. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.

Source

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