← MSHA accidents

IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

220150300032 · 01/17/2015 · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

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)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Mine
3300156

Narrative

A laborer returned to #7 Burning Floor to rake grates. Moments after inserting the rake, EE heard a loud sound and felt a gust of air from the kiln. Upon investigation, it was discovered that this sound was the `rupture disc rupturing in the duct work from the #7 cyclone that was caused by a surge of air through the kiln. There were no injuries associated with this event.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown