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POWERED HAULAGE

220251200017 · 04/22/2025 · MLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity
Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source
LIQUIDS,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
HBM Holdings Company
Operator
MLC
Mine
2302371

Narrative

Employee was cleaning out the vault area of the kiln, scooped up a large piece of Hot Coating. It rolled over the back of the bucket striking a hydraulic fitting, causing it to break and spray Hot hydraulic oil , causing a flash fire that was extinguished in less a minute.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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