EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Morton Salt Inc
Start: 09/22/2023

220232700018 · 09/22/2023 · Morton Salt Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 13.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc
Operator: Morton Salt Inc
Mine: 1600970

Narrative

Employee was scaling 24JW and heard the coolant alarm going off, shut engine off, got out of the machine to see if anything was leaking. Employee opened the hood & looked at the coolant tank, moved the plastic coolant tank and the cap blew off.

Source

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