FIRE

Name: FIRE at LaFarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 04/14/2008

220081120022 · 04/14/2008 · LaFarge Building Materials Incorporated

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): Lafarge S A
Operator: LaFarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine: 3400026

Narrative

The tipping valves (airlocks) feedling limestone from the conveyor belt above the kiln hood failed in the open position allowing heat from the kiln hood to travel up the chute to the conveyor causing the conveyor belt to catch fire.

Source

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