FIRE

Name: FIRE at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 03/08/2015

220150710018 · 03/08/2015 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

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: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

A fuel line at the kiln burner failed catastrophically spilling MDF on the ground. This fuel then caught fire due to the radiant heat in the area, and was not able to be extinguished with in 30 minutes. No injuries or illnesses to report.

Source

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