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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

220182970006 · 10/19/2018 · LAlumina LLC

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
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
14
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
OYAK Group
Operator
LAlumina LLC
Mine
1600354

Narrative

Employee was wearing PPE (goggles & hard hat), opened screen box to drain liquid, some substance still inside under pressure was ejected onto employee, getting into their eyes, eyewash begun immediately.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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