Date: November 13, 2018
Location: Holland, Michigan (USA)
Address: 205 Douglas Avenue, 49423
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Steel Dust
Industry: Automotive Parts Manufacturer
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Adient
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Adient is an automotive parts manufacturer based in Plymouth, Michigan. It was founded as a spin-off from Johnson Controls in 2016 and supplies seats and components for more than 25,000,000 cars every year, making it the world’s largest auto seat manufacturer. Adient currently employs 86,000 people across 250 manufacturing plants in 34 countries.
Incident Description:
On November 13, 2018, the Holland Sentinel reported a dust collector fire at an automotive parts manufacturer in Holland, Michigan.
When Park Township and Holland Township fire crews arrived, they found that the dust collector, which was on the outside of the building, was on fire. The plant was filled with smoke because flames had travelled inside via a pipe from the dust collector, but firefighters were able to contain and extinguish the fire. They remained on the scene for a while afterward, pulling filters out of the dust collector to confirm that the fire inside of the mechanism had been extinguished.
All employees in the building at the time were evacuated and no one was injured. The Holland Township fire chief said that the fire was likely caused by the dust collecting system filters becoming too full.
OSHA Inspections:
An establishment search located one OSHA inspection for the Adient plant in Holland, Michigan, but it did not involve combustible dust.
Sources:
Holland Sentinel
