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FIRE

220052930021 · 10/16/2005 · National Cement Company Of California Inc

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vicat S A
Operator
National Cement Company Of California Inc
Mine
0400213

Narrative

Fire discovered at 10:15 pm on 62BC11 conveyor belt inside the clinker storage building and extinguished by 11:15 pm.Probable cause: material from the clinker cooler broke apart on 62DP03 feeding 62BC11.Dust from heat exchanger may have covered the hot material and masked the heat from sensors that would have triggered water sprays.Physical damage to belt only--no injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
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