— Investigators try to pinpoint cause of Jay mill explosion The State Fire Marshal's Office and others probed the wreckage in Jay on Thursday to determine what caused a big blast at the paper mill ...

Powder Technology, 8 (1973)137-147 Elsevier Sequoia S.A., Lausanne - Printed in The Netherlands Cause and prevention of dust explosions in grain elevators* and flour O** O.F. THEIMER Becker-Gundhal-Str. 16, 8 Munich 711 (Germany) (Received October 10, 1972; accepted April 10, 1973) Summary Grain and flour dusts can form explosive clouds and, …

 — Drone video shows the extensive damage caused by Wednesday's explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay. Pixelle Specialty Paper Solutions, which owns …

Explosions and fires within the food industry from combustible materials are a known hazard. This information sheet concentrates solely on the fire and explosion hazards encountered in the food industries from dusty and powdered substances. ... Hammer mills are often engineered to be strong enough to contain a dust explosion, but sparks or ...

 — JAY, Maine — Spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety Steve McCausland says approximately a dozen people from the State Fire Marshal's Office and the federal …

 — An understanding of what causes mill fires and explosions is required for safe operation and optimal results with any type of system that inhibit mill fires or explosions. It is important to remember that a mill fire, whether it be flaming, smoking or smoldering coal inside the mill means a mill explosion could be occur at any time.

THE DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. PETER FIELD, in Dust Explosions, 1982. 2.1 AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF DUST EXPLOSIONS. Dust explosions have probably been with us since the time that man developed the windmill for grinding grain. In fact, the first known report of a dust explosion dates back to the eighteenth century; Count Morrozo [4] gives …

Even the small explosions cause equipment damage, elevator downtime and potential for worker injury. ... Grain Dust Depths needed for Explosive Concentrations in Elevators and Mills. The OEC value of 0.5 to 1.0 ounces of wheat flour per cubic foot equates to about 1.5 to 3.0 cubic inches of grain dust per cubic foot of air volume. The MEC would ...

 — Riverfront mills, left to right: Washburn A Mill, Crown Mill, Empire Mill, Pillsbury B Mill, Excelsior Mill, paper mill, and Northwestern Mill. The A Mill was only four years old at the time.

On the evening of May 2, 1878, the Washburn A Mill exploded in a fireball, hurling debris hundreds of feet into the air. In a matter of seconds, a series of thunderous explosions—heard ten miles away in St. Paul—destroyed …

 — Sugar dust explosions pose a significant safety risk in the sugar industry, endangering workers and causing damage to facilities. This study reviews case studies of sugar dust explosions in the industry and examines current prevention strategies. Despite the frequency of these explosions, there remains a significant knowledge gap in …

Daniel Shields and a 1909 graining mill explosion. The son of a DuPont charcoal house employee, Daniel Shields was born in the Upper Banks in 1894. Shields worked on the DuPont Company farm as a boy, and from …

Dust Explosions: Causes and Methods of Prevention. 1922, p. 191. –33 Safety Engineering. "The Explosibility of Grain Dusts." Vol. 28, 1914, p. 307. ... "As a result of a number of explosions in grain mills and industrial plants in this country and in Europe, and more especially as a result of an explosion in a feed-grinding plant at ...

 — Upon arrival, they found there had been an explosion in the digester part of the mill, leading to concerns of chemicals being involved. The digester is part of the pulping process, where wood chips are …

 — Dust explosions pose the most serious and widespread of explosion hazards in the process industry alongside vapour cloud explosions (VCE) and boiling liquid expanding vapour explosions (BLEVE). Dust explosions almost always lead to serious financial losses in terms of damage to facilities and down time. They also often cause …

 — JAY — Investigators began Thursday to try to figure out what caused an explosion at the Androscoggin Mill that left part of the complex a smoking ruin but caused no serious injuries.

 — Grain mill workers need the protection of an OSHA rule aimed at preventing combustible dust explosions, a federal investigative agency said Wednesday. ... The report from the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board detailed the causes of a series of explosions and a fire at Didion Milling Inc. in Cambria, Wis., that killed five ...

 — The company that owns the Androscoggin Mill, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, released a statement Wednesday saying at approximately 11:55 a.m. there was an "apparent rupture" in a pressure vessel in the pulp mill that released a mixture of wood …

The prevention of fire, a source of ignition, is a key step in preventing dust explosions. UK Flour Millers collects data from mills on any fires they suffer and has also commissioned research into the factors which determine whether or not a fire within the milling process will lead to an explosion.

 — Numerous accident histories have shown that secondary dust explosions can kill and hurt people and cause severe damage to process plants and buildings. ... Wu et al. studied whether ignition would …

 — Grain dust explosions of any size can cause damage to equipment, reduced work time, and injury or death. By controlling grain dust emissions, you can provide a cleaner and safer work environment for your employees and community. Grain dust is highly combustible, so a fire or an explosion can happen at a large grain-handling facility …

 — Grain elevator explosions can cause serious injury and can kill. Over the past 35 years, there have been more than 500 explosions in grain handling facilities in this country. Those accidents injured more …

 — Six years after The Tradeston Flour Mills Explosion, the Washburn A Mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States exploded. Eighteen people died in the explosion and the fire that came after …

 — JAY, Maine (AP) — State and federal investigators began searching Thursday for the cause of a paper mill explosion that shook the ground and sent debris and a slurry of chemicals raining down on nearby cars and buildings.

 — Uncover the science behind flour explosions and learn why flour is flammable. Get safety tips and understand the causes of these fiery incidents. ... Mills and processing plants are usually at the highest risk for explosion, as these facilities handle massive quantities of flour at once and often have the space for the powder to separate …

 — The 10-year average for injuries is 8.1; it is 1.7 for fatalities. The grain types identified in the explosions included two cases of corn, two wheat, two mixed feed, one rice and one dietary fiber. Dust explosions occurred in eight different states, one each in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas.

In a matter of seconds, a series of thunderous explosions—heard ten miles away in St. Paul—destroyed what had been Minneapolis' largest industrial building, and the largest mill in the world, along with several adjacent …

 — Statistics of dust explosions in the United States show that more than 50% of all explosions of combustible dusts have occurred in grain elevators and flour mills. Dusts from wheat and other grains, as well as from flour, ignite and propagate flames readily because the source of heat required is relatively small.

 — After the explosion, which happened around noon, seven fire departments responded and dealt with a small fire inside the plant. WARNING: The video below …

Explosions: Pulverized fuels, when ignited, can lead to rapid combustion and explosions. These explosions can cause significant structural damage and pose severe risks to personnel. Operational Downtime: Fire incidents often lead to prolonged shutdowns of facilities, disrupting production and causing financial losses.