23 de agosto de 1998
MN · Metal/No metálico
Capataz de planta de preparación, Supervisor, Supervisor de planta de molienda, Supervisor de horno
Muerte · EXPLOSIÓN DE RECIPIENTES A PRESIÓN
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations · Golpeado por onda de choque
THE SHIFT MANAGER TURNED THE VALVE ON THE PIPE PLUG WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO AN AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE BANK TO INFLATE THE PLUG. WHEN HE FELT THERE WAS ENOUGH AIR IN THE PIPE PLUG, HE SHUT THE VA LVE AND STATED OUT LOUD, "I THINK THERE IS ENOUGH AIR IN THE BLADDER, BUT THERE IS STILL SEEPAGE BETWEEN THE BLADDER AND THE PIPE." THE DECEASED BENT OVER THE PIPE AND TURNED THE AIR VALVE ON