FIRE

Name: FIRE at Cargill Salt
Start: 10/12/2018

220182920002 · 10/12/2018 · Cargill Salt

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): Cargill Inc
Operator: Cargill Salt
Mine: 3000663

Narrative

While loading the face with explosives the air compressor on the powder trailer unexpectantly caught fire. The nearby employees quickly shut off the tractor powering the compressor and made the decision, with their supervisor, to evacuate the mine.

Source

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