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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

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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