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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
220082550031 · 09/08/2008 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Details
Degree of injury NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type Struck by... NEC
Occupation Welder (shop)
Activity Handling supplies or material
Injury source BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part NECK
Days lost 0
Mine experience 3.5 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine 0200134
Narrative Employee was moving a bottle of welding gas. He was off loading it from the truck when he lost control of the cylinder and as the cylinder fell it opened the valve and the employee was blasted with gas from the bottle.
Source
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