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FIRE

220151530002 · 05/30/2015 · St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FIRE
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
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Mine experience
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Operator

Controller (parent)
VOTORANTIM CIMENTOS
Operator
St. Marys Cement U.S. LLC
Mine
1100118

Narrative

#1 Fan on #2 Cooler tripped, while resetting the fan, a process upset condition occurred allowing hot clinker to exit the #2 Cooler. This hot clinker exceeded the temperature rating for the belt. This created a chain reaction where #1 Clinker Belt, then #2 Clinker belt both caught fire. When #2 Clinker failed, it fell onto the Indine Fuel Transfer Belt, igniting it

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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