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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
220131610054 · 06/08/2013 · Teck Alaska Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Occupation
- Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- Activity
- Working with chemicals
- Injury source
- CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
- Nature of injury
- BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- Body part
- EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- Days lost
- 25
- Mine experience
- 0.13 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Teck Resources Limited
- Operator
- Teck Alaska Inc
- Mine
- 5001545
Narrative
Operators were flushing out the Sodium Isobutyl Xhanthate header. A line split under pressure causing one operator to get reagent in their eye.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown