Welder (Shop)

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY LEAKS IN A PONTOON ON A PUMP BARGE. APPARENTLY HE CONNECTED A COMPRESSOR TO THE END PLATE OF THE PONTOON VIA A THREADED NIPPLE, A HOSE WITH A VALVE AND AN AIR PRESSURE GAUGE. THE END OF THE PONTOON RUPTURED AND APPEARS TO HAVE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, THE EXACT PROCEDURE & POSITION OF EE'S BODY DURING THE

Activity at time of incident

Surface Equipment, Nec

Subunit / location

MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT

Accident type

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Source of injury

PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Nature of injury

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Total mining experience

1.54 years

Experience at this mine

1.54 years

Experience in this job

1.54 years

Degree of injury

FATALITY