Industrial accident, worker dies at Carthage plant
CARTHAGE, Mo. — About 3:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon reports of a worker “entrapped in a machine, needing extrication” at 127 Claxton Ave, alerted E-911.
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CARTHAGE, Mo. — About 3:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon reports of a worker “entrapped in a machine, needing extrication” at 127 Claxton Ave, alerted E-911.
It said that radiation levels at the plant and surrounding area were normal and that the incident posed no threat to people living in the area. "We are deeply saddened to announce a tragic incident at the Ural Electrochemical Plant, resulting in a worker fatality," Rosatom said. It said the worker died from a "mechanical injury" caused by a breach in a container of uranium hexafluoride, a chemical compound used in uranium enrichment.
The contractor faces citations for four serious violations and over $50,000 in proposed penalties.
Worker crushed by thirteen-ton counterweight