Fatality · MSHA Record #220030710001
Welder (Shop)
January 7, 2003
at 10:30 PM
Operator:
TXI (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc)
(Texas Industries Inc)
Ellis County, TX
Classification
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Investigator narrative
4 MEN WERE GOUGING WHEN A SMALL FIRESTARTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTIQUISHED AND THE MEN WENT BACK TO WORK. WHEN TWO OF THE MEN WERE SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Observe Operations
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Accident type
- Contact with hot objects or substances
- Source of injury
- FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Nature of injury
- BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 10 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220030710001 · Mine ID 4100071
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