EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Sydney Peak Stone, Inc.
Start: 09/15/2010

220102720037 · 09/15/2010 · Sydney Peak Stone, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 197
Mine experience: 5.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ulti-Solutions Inc
Operator: Sydney Peak Stone, Inc.
Mine: 0404483

Narrative

During operator pre-shift inspection operator added coolant to dozer. After operator added coolant the radiator cap was not installed on properly. Operator at 1:00 p.m. noticed cap was on wrong. Operator shut off engine and tried to loosen radiator cap which resulted in hot coolant to be released.

Source

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