ENVIRONMENT

Worker burnt during hot work

A BOILERMAKER suffered burns to the right-hand side of his face when an unidentified flammable substance ignited while he was repairing the boom pivot pin housing on a Caterpillar 6050 face shovel.

 Superstructure void and test piece adjacent to access hole.

Superstructure void and test piece adjacent to access hole.

The dangerous incident took place at a mine site in New South Wales on June 7. The boilermaker was preparing to replace a 30mm diameter plug in the top of the left-hand side boom pivot pin housing/boss...

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