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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

220260080009 · 01/07/2026 · LP Mineral, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Rotary bucket excavator operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
Mine experience
17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas A Laurita; James L Laurita Jr
Operator
LP Mineral, LLC
Mine
4609050

Narrative

Operator was having an overheating issue with the equipment. They shut down the machine to investigate. They opened the coolant reservoir which had somehow been pressurized. As a result, the hot coolant burned the left arm of the operator. The extent of damage is limited to their left arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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