IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Cemex Inc
Start: 12/11/2002

220023500038 · 12/11/2002 · Cemex Inc

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): Cemex S A
Operator: Cemex Inc
Mine: 2000038

Narrative

KILN WENT DOWN AROUND 1:30 AM. OPERATOR DID NOT TAKE COAL MILL DOWN. IN MORNING INSTRUMENT MAN WENT TO CALIFBRATE BELT. HE RAN REMAINING COAL INTO MILL. MILL WAS RUNNING AND RAN IT INTO KILN. COAL HIT HOT CLINKER CAUSING EXPLOSION INSIDE KILN.

Source

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