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MACHINERY

220222350007 · 08/17/2022 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
9
Mine experience
4.65 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine
3000585

Narrative

EE was cutting steel in the weld shop with an oxygen acetylene torch when EE realized the oxygen hose was leaking from a hole. EE found where the leak was coming from and went to pinch the hose so EE could shut the gas tank off. As EE pinched the hose, both hoses exploded and ignited sending out a flame that contacted the EE's abdomen.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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