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EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

220142390008 · 08/21/2014 · Superior Ready Mix Concrete L P

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
J Brouwer Investments Inc
Operator
Superior Ready Mix Concrete L P
Mine
0400089

Narrative

A scheduled blast at the quarry sent clay material north into the air damaging two homes. A hole was made in a garage wall in one home & a window broke in a second home. It appears that a clay seam occurred in the rock to be blasted. The clay seam went undetected. The blast blew out the side of the wall because of the presence of the clay sea, sending particles into the air.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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