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October 5, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Brimstone Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMP ADJACENT TO THE SHAFT COLLAR OVERHEATED. OVERHEATING WAS A PUMP PROBLEM, NOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. SO EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AT THE PUMP STARTER PANEL. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE INTAKE HOSE FEEDING THE PUMPBLEW OFF. HOT WATER AND STEAM FLOWING BACK THROUGH PUMP SCALDED EMPLOYEE IN LEGS AND FACE.

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