Prep Plant Foreman

August 23, 1998 at 5:11 AM

Minntac Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations (USX Corp (United States Steel Corp))

St Louis County, MN

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Struck by concussion

Investigator narrative

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

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by concussion
Source of injury: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Experience at this mine: 22 years
Experience in this job: 21 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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