FIRE

Name: FIRE at Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Start: 08/15/2005

220052340020 · 08/15/2005 · Lafarge Aggregates Southeast

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Aggregates Southeast
Mine: 0900460

Narrative

The employee was using an air compressor to grease the plant. The air compressor ran out of gas. While refueling the compressor some gas got onto the exhaust manifold and flamed up, causing burns to his hand and forearm.

Source

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