IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at FMC Corp
Start: 03/17/2010

220100880012 · 03/17/2010 · FMC Corp

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): FMC Corp
Operator: FMC Corp
Mine: 4800152

Narrative

While welding on the shear a spark rolled off the welding blanket and briefly ignited a methane pilot fire. The small flame extinguisher itself after a second. Bore bicarb was spread on the floor to prevent reocuurance.

Source

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