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FIRE

220191770018 · 06/06/2019 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FIRE
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
U S Borax Inc
Mine
0400743

Narrative

A 777 water truck was travelling up a ramp when a haul truck driver noticed flames on the water truck. The Water truck driver got the truck into a berm and dismounted without injury. The Water truck was engulfed in flames shortly after.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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