FIRE

Name: FIRE at Compass Minerals America Inc.
Start: 08/27/2005

220052490069 · 08/27/2005 · Compass Minerals America Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Operator: Compass Minerals America Inc.
Mine: 1600358

Narrative

A FIRE STARTED AT THE B-2 CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY LOCATED IN D-5 AT 24, WHEN A BEARING OVERHEATED AND IGNITED THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LOSS OF APPROX 200' OF CONVEYOR BELT, LOSS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC LINES

Source

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