FIRE

Name: FIRE at Carmeuse Lime Inc
Start: 03/07/2010

220100740004 · 03/07/2010 · Carmeuse Lime Inc

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): Carmeuse Holding SA
Operator: Carmeuse Lime Inc
Mine: 1200426

Narrative

At approximately 12:37 pm, on 03/7/2010, the shift foreman reported a waste hopper being used by contractors was found to be smoking and on fire. The cause of ignition is believed to be lime that reacted with the rain falling at the time.

Source

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