EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Start: 12/07/2009

220093430027 · 12/07/2009 · Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 0.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Veris Gold Corp.
Operator: Veris Gold U.S.A., Inc.
Mine: 2601621

Narrative

Employee was attempting to remove an air hose from cyclone at roaster to install it on another cyclone. When removing the hose, the isolation valve came off and hot fine ore blew out and hit employees hand and thumb.

Source

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