IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Start: 12/17/2012

220123620017 · 12/17/2012 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

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): Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Mine: 0200024

Narrative

Savage received rail cars that were bigger and that were only 3/4 of the way full with Sulphur. That allowed the head space in the rail car to become greater and fill with H2S gas.

Source

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