IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Buzzi Unicem USA
Start: 07/13/2016

220162100014 · 07/13/2016 · Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 241
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Buzzi S p A
Operator: Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine: 1200064

Narrative

A contractor was welding in the pit of the solids building at the Alternative fuels site when an unplanned inundation of a gas ignited causing the welder to receive 2nd degree burns to face, back and arm.

Source

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