IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
Start: 02/18/2017

220170650024 · 02/18/2017 · Roanoke Cement Co., LLC

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: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Titan Cement International S A
Operator: Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
Mine: 4400068

Narrative

On February 18th at 18:08 the kiln coal mill was started with material being fed to the mill, the coal mill shutdown at 18:56 due to high vibration. The CO in the dust collector continued to climb until the time of the explosion.

Source

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