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December 23, 2007 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Evergreen Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee and co-worker were walking through the pump room of the 507 A/B when a discharge pipe broke due to freezing. Employee got sprayed in the eyes, resulting in expansion water getting in behind his safety glasses. Employees eyes were flushed and he was taken to the ER for precautionary measures. He was shortly released to full duty and finished out his shift.

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