FIRE

Name: FIRE at Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Start: 08/29/2002

220022520111 · 08/29/2002 · Lehigh Cement Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Mine: 0100043

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PUMP AND HEAT EXCHANGE TO COOL OIL IN BEARING AT #2 KILN PIER. WHEN PUMP STARTED RUNNING EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RETURN LINE FOR FLOW WHEN A FLAME CAME OUT OF THE PORT IN THE TOP OF THE BEARING, BURNING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

Source

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