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IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
220220380011 · 01/29/2022 · CalPortland
Details
- Degree of injury
- DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- Classification
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Occupation
- Safety director
- Activity
- Inspect equipment or mine
- Injury source
- METHANE GAS-IN MNE & PROC
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Days lost
- 34
- Mine experience
- 4 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Taiheiyo Cement Corp
- Operator
- CalPortland
- Mine
- 0400011
Narrative
Investigating how to open the coal bin to clean it out. The explosion door was open then closed. Hot gases came out and burned the employee.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown