Explosion At Houston-Area Plastic Pipe Plant Injures 4
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HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Four workers were injured, two critically, when a pressure release at a suburban Houston plastic pipe plant blew melted plastic onto their faces and upper bodies.
The accident happened at Moore Rod and Pipe in Humble (UHM'-buhl) about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Humble police spokeswoman Melinda Bradshaw says a machine that melts plastic pellets to make pipes became clogged. When the four workers tried to fix the machine, the pressure blew the plastic onto the workers.
Police say the plastic likely would have been about 550 degrees. Besides the two workers listed in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital, one was in good condition and a fourth was treated at the scene and released.
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