EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Dacotah Cement
Start: 01/12/2001

220010250020 · 01/12/2001 · Dacotah Cement

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 9.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): State Of South Dakota
Operator: Dacotah Cement
Mine: 3900022

Narrative

EE AND OTHER STARTED TO REPLACE A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN FLUID BEGAN TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE COUPLING. THE COUPLING THEN BLEW APART SPRAYING FLUID ALL OVER INCLUDING IN TO HIS EYES. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FLUSHED OUT OF HIS EYE, HE RECEIVED EYE DROPS FROM THE CLINIC MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.

Source

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