The generator overheated so the employee released the pressure then as EE took off the radiator cap the antifreeze spewed up causing burns to EE's face, neck, right shoulder and right arm.
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Contract Highwall Mining, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
June 21, 2019
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Contract Highwall Mining, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
The employee shut down the generator when the high coolant temperature light came on, EE then removed the radiator cap while the generator was still hot. The hot antifreeze come out onto the employee burning EE's hands, arms, chest, abdomen, side and underarm.
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