Brasil · 31.01.2016
Two workers died and three others were injured in the blast of a boiler machine at the Heineken brewery in Jacarei, at morning, Thursday, January 28.
They were outsourced workers, employees of a company which provides services for Heineken running tests and in charge of the boilers machine maintenance.
A worker was seriously injured with third-degree burns and was taken to the Municipal Hospital of São José dos Campos city. Heineken prohibited the entry of the Food Workers Union directors and the CIPA members to the incident site.
Boilers Machine
The blast caused a strong impact that, as a result, caused the partial destruction of the plant shed. The incident took place at about 9 am, when the workers were carrying out tests on the boilers. The causes of the accident are still unknown.