Date: March 5, 2022
Location: Aliceville, Alabama (USA)
Address: 517-583 Baptist Line Road, 35442
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Lumber Processing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Buchanan Lumber Company
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Person Injured.
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Buchanan Lumber Company is a hardwood products supplier in Aliceville, Alabama. Its product line includes flooring materials, mouldings, stairs, and processed lumber for kitchen cabinets and furniture.
Incident Description:
On March 6, 2022, Patch reported an explosion at a hardwood products supplier in Aliceville, Alabama.
The explosion occurred just before 4:00 p.m. on March 5. According to the Aliceville Fire Department, the company was working on a baghouse dust collector, which removes solid particulates from the workspace and is connected to two silos at the company’s facilities.
According to reports, the equipment has been out of service since a fire in mid-December. Employees were cleaning up tools after repairing the equipment when they turned the equipment on for a test run, resulting in the explosion.
Soon after, firefighters arrived on the scene and discovered the equipment fully engulfed in flames. Assistance was requested from the Pickensville and Summerville fire departments.
One person was injured in the explosion and was treated at the scene by firefighters until medics arrived and transported him to a hospital.
Sources:
Patch
