FUEL TANK RUPTURED AFTER BEING WELDED ON. THE WELDER WAS CHECKING FOR AIR LEAKS WITH HIS HAND WHEN THE TANK, STILL WARM, EXPLODED. THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT ABDOMINAL AREA WITH FLYING METAL. HE HAD A LARGE GASH ON HIS HEAD AND INTERNAL INJURIES (SEVERED ARTERIES AND A SHATTERED LIVER). VICTIM WAS RUSHED TO LAJARA HOSPITAL NEAR ANTONITO, COLORADO WHERE HE DIED OF HIS INJURI
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- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 231 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 69 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 41 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 38 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 35 non-fatal
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MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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