IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Start: 12/15/2004

220043560022 · 12/15/2004 · Lehigh Cement Company LLC

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: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

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

Narrative

The coal mill system shut down & on restart we experienced a coal mill explosion. The explosion was attributed to smoldering coal under the bowl of the coal mill.

Source

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