IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Lehigh Cement Company LLC
Start: 01/21/2005

220050310002 · 01/21/2005 · 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

There was a PLC system failure which caused the primary air fan to stop. This caused ground coal to settle which was shortly thereafter ignited causing an explosion.

Source

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