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April 21, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
US Vanadium, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The injured employee was attempting to blow argon through the VOCL3 transfer line to clean out the system's transfer pump. When they charged the line with argon, it ruptured the filter housing, spraying hot VOCL3 over the lower half of their body, burning their left ankle.

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