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Case study · MSHA Record #219982470014
Prep Plant Foreman fatality
August 23, 1998 at 5:11 AM
Minntac Plant
· United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
· St Louis County, MN
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
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by concussion
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- 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
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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