MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Saint-Gobain Proppants
Start: 10/13/2009

220092990063 · 10/13/2009 · Saint-Gobain Proppants

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: ARM,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Saint-Gobain
Operator: Saint-Gobain Proppants
Mine: 0301607

Narrative

Employee was clearing a plug-in in a binder rotary eeder. Airborne binder dust creates a potential explosion if conditins are right. Airborne dust was pulled into the dryer below by recirculation fan and was ignited by the dryer burner flames.

Source

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