EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Dravo Lime Inc
Start: 01/09/2001

220010110008 · 01/09/2001 · Dravo Lime Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 304
Mine experience: 13.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Carmeuse Holding SA; Lafarge SA
Operator: Dravo Lime Inc
Mine: 1500062

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING ON A HYDRAULIC PUMP LOCATED ON A 988 LOADER, WHEN THE RING THE PUMP BLEW CAUSING HOT HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY INTO EE FACE THE FORCE OF THE SPRAY KNOCKED HIS HAND HOT AND SAFETY GLASSES OFF. THE EE THEN SLID DOWM THE TIRE, PUSHED OUT AND LANDED ON THE GROUND WITH BOTH FEET, FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE GO OUT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown