29 de noviembre de 2005
NM · Metal/No metálico
Soldador (de taller)
Muerte · EXPLOSIÓN DE RECIPIENTES A PRESIÓN
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY LEAKS IN A PONTOON ON A PUMP BARGE. APPARENTLY HE CONNECTED A COMPRESSOR TO THE END PLATE OF THE PONTOON VIA A THREADED NIPPLE, A HOSE WITH A VALVE AND AN AIR PRESSURE GAUGE. THE END OF THE PONTOON RUPTURED AND APPEARS TO HAVE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, THE EXACT PROCEDURE & POSITION OF EE'S BODY DURING THE