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Case study · MSHA Record #220043490037
Maintenance Man fatality
December 9, 2004 at 8:15 AM
Sherwin Alumina, L.P.
· Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
· San Patricio County, TX
Investigator narrative
CO. MIS-JUDGED AMOUNT OF MILKY LIME IN TANK. 12/8 THEY REMOVED TANK DOOR & HARD SCALE FORMED OVER DOOR. CO. CONTACTED ONYX TO CUT SCALE AT BASE TO REMOVE WHAT CO. SAID WAS 2-3 FT OF LIQUID. ONYX USED HIGH PRESSURE WATER TO CUT INTO SCALE. ONCE TECH STARTED, SCALE GAVE WAY & TECH WAS TRAPPED UNDER LIQUIDE THAT CAME OUT. MORE LIQUID WAS IN TANK THAN THOUGHT. CO DID NOT SOUND TANK.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Hand Tools (Powered)
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- LIQUIDS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 26 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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