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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

220073600026 · 12/17/2007 · Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
WATER
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
26.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hugh E Harvey
Operator
Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Mine
2900170

Narrative

He was up on a platform, getting a measurement for pipe to be replaced. There was a small stream of water coming out of nipple. He placed a sheet of plastic over the pipe to cover the stream. Nipple broke and the stream of hot brine struck him in the chest. It knocked him off of the platform. He suffered 2nd degree burns to back and right of his neck and 2 hair line rib fractures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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