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Dangerous incident report

Dangerous incident

Summary: A worker was welding a pipe to the outside of a sump. A fire occurred inside the sump with flames passing up through floor grating above the sump to within 1 m of the second floor. A fire watchman quickly extinguished the fire using a water hose from the first floor.Recommendations to industry: Mine operators should review how potentially flammable materials, including glues are assessed. They should also review “No Go Zones” around and above such hot work areas.

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