EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Giant Cement Company
Start: 03/27/2006

220060880016 · 03/27/2006 · Giant Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity: Supervise
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 14.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cementos Portland Valderrivas S A
Operator: Giant Cement Company
Mine: 3800007

Narrative

Employee was observing/instructing maintenance on removing a thermal couple and and an air blaster that goes to the thermal couple went off. When this happened the employee got some cement dust in his eyes

Source

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