Date: May 15, 2020
Location: Crossville, Tennessee (USA)
Address: 656 Interstate Drive, 38555
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Hardwood Products Manufacturing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Hopper
Company: Crossville Hardwoods
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
Crossville Hardwoods does not appear to have a website, but its Bloomberg description states that it is a hardwood products company in Crossville, Tennessee. It was founded in 2008 and has 10 employees.
Incident Description:
On May 16, 2020, 1057 News reported a fire at a hardwood products company in Crossville, Tennessee.
The fire occurred in a hopper, which was reportedly 20% full of wood dust and had a tractor-trailer underneath it. The tractor-trailer was moved away from the hopper while fire crews contained the fire.
No injuries were reported.
Previous Incidents:
1057 News reported that another fire took place at Crossville Hardwoods on May 12. It ignited in a belt fender and spread into a small silo containing wood particles. A recently-installed fire suppression system kept the fire in check until firefighters arrived and put it out. They remained on the scene for an additional three to four hours, making sure that embers did not spread. No injuries were reported.
The same article reported two more fires at the facility:
- On March 20, 2018, a fire occurred in a 30-foot hopper at the rear of the facility and a nearby tractor-trailer containing sawdust. A spark from welding work done earlier that day had travelled through the air duct system into the hopper, igniting the sawdust.
- In June 2017, a fire ignited in the bottom fan system of one of the silos. It ran the length of the facility’s duct system, swept through a second silo, and entered a third one. No injuries were reported.
OSHA Inspections:
An establishment search turned up three OSHA inspections, one of which was flagged for combustible dust.
Sources:
1057 News
