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IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
220070710005 · 03/07/2007 · Wedron Silica 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)
- Fairmount Santrol
- Operator
- Wedron Silica LLC
- Mine
- 1101578
Narrative
A PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE FAILED, ALLOWING 35 PSI NATURAL GAS TO GET TO THE BURNER, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION WHEN THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown