EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Start: 01/02/2017

220170110022 · 01/02/2017 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 7.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine: 4608864

Narrative

Employee removed snap ring that retains the cap for the shearer cutter shaft and gear oil under pressure pushed the cap from it's seat propelling hot oil which contacted both hands and forearms causing burns.

Source

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