5 de octubre de 1997
MT · Metal/No metálico
Ensayador, Geólogo, Metalurgista, Ingeniero, Gerencia de ingeniería
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Brimstone Mining Inc · Contacto con objetos o sustancias calientes
ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMP ADJACENT TO THE SHAFT COLLAR OVERHEATED. OVERHEATING WAS A PUMP PROBLEM, NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SO EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AT THE PUMP STARTER PANEL. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE INTAKE HOSE FEEDING THE PUMPBLEW OFF. HOT WATER AND STEAM FLOWING BACK THROUGH PUMP SCALDED EMPLOYEE IN LEGS AND FACE.