Employee was feeding material into portable screening plant. The plant shut off so the employee went to check plant for problems. EE attempted to remove the radiator cap from the plants engine. As EE turned the cap, it blew off and hot liquid from the radiator splashed onto left forearm burning EE.
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Showing all 4CREW WAS WORKING ON REMOVING BRAKE DRUM FROM TIRE, OFF OF A 631 CAT SCRAPER. THE TIRE WAS LAYING FLAT ON PAVED SURFACE AT THE TIME, AND EXPLODED.
UPON HEARING THE EXPLODING TIRE AND RETURNING TOTHE AREA WHERE HIS WORK-MATES AND HE WERE REMOVING THE BRAK DRUM FROM A SCRAPER TIRE, AND SEEINGONE WORK-MATE WHO HAD BEEN KILLED AND 2 OTHERS W OUNDED, THIS EMPLOYEE WENT INTO SHOCK.
CREW WAS WORKING ON REMOVING BRAKE DRUM FROM TIRE, OFF OF 631/ CAT SCRAPER. THE TIRE WAS LAYING FLAT ON PAVED SURFACE AT THE TIME, AND EXPLODED.