Fatality · MSHA Record #219890970061

Maintenance Man fatality at No Agua Mine & Mill (Manville Sales Corp), NM, April 3, 1989

at 1:20 PM

On April 3, 1989, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an exploding vessels under pressure accident at No Agua Mine & Mill (Manville Sales Corp), NM.

No Agua Mine & Mill · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Manville Sales Corp (Manville Corp)

Taos County, NM

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Struck by flying object

Investigator narrative

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

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 14 years
Experience at this mine: 14 years
Experience in this job: 10 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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