IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC
Start: 01/12/2018

220180250068 · 01/12/2018 · St. Marys Cement U.S. 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): VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Operator: St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC
Mine: 2000038

Narrative

An ignition source within the kiln coal dust collector created a change of pressure inside the baghouse causing the compression doors to blow open and the fire suppression system to activate.

Source

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