IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
Start: 01/28/2008

220080350003 · 01/28/2008 · Heidelberg Materials US Cement 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: Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC
Mine: 1200063

Narrative

At 7:10pm a plant-wide power outage occurred. The #2 coal mill shutdown loaded with coal. The operator then bumped the coal mill to empty it and an explosion occurred. The booster fan sustained damages and the explosion vents opened.

Source

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