Man falls into hot tin liquid

JAKARTA (JP): A man was severely injured on Wednesday after falling into a container filled with hot liquefied tin.

The incident happened at 9 a.m. when 20-year-old Partahian, who had just begun his first day of work with equipment maintenance firm PT Bumi Kaya, was trying to repair a piece of construction equipment located above the 6 x 4.5 meter container.

"On his way to reach the damaged part of the equipment, Partahian slipped and fell into the container," a relative said.

Partahian plunged chest-deep into the hot liquid but managed to grab the edge of the container before he was grabbed by his colleagues.

He was immediately taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for treatment.

A doctor at the hospital's emergency unit said 65 percent of Partahian's body was burned.

However, no statement was issued by representatives of the company, who were present at the hospital, about the company's safety regulations. (06)