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| Four suffer burns at steel plant | Four suffer burns at steel plant |
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| Four workers were taken to hospital with minor burns after an incident at Corus steelworks in Port Talbot. | Four workers were taken to hospital with minor burns after an incident at Corus steelworks in Port Talbot. |
| Morriston Hospital in Swansea said two men aged 28 and 51 were "stable" while a worker, 43, was kept in for observation and allowed home. | |
| A fourth man was discharged after treatment after Tuesday's incident. | |
| A spokesman for Corus said the injuries occurred during a routine "lancing operation" in a blast furnace and it had started an investigation. | |
| We're trying to reduce risk but you can never completely eliminate it Ken Penton | We're trying to reduce risk but you can never completely eliminate it Ken Penton |
| The Corus spokesman said: "At approximately 2.50pm (Tuesday), whilst recommissioning Blast Furnace No.4 after a period of planned maintenance, four Corus employees were injured carrying out a routine lancing operation. | |
| "In line with procedure, the emergency services attended and have since left the site. | "In line with procedure, the emergency services attended and have since left the site. |
| "An investigation into the incident has already started." | "An investigation into the incident has already started." |
| 'Dangerous places' | 'Dangerous places' |
| BBC Wales understands there may have been some problem in bringing the furnace back into production, which the injured men had been working on when they were hurt. | BBC Wales understands there may have been some problem in bringing the furnace back into production, which the injured men had been working on when they were hurt. |
| One worker, who said one of the men was put into a cold shower after the incident, said he did not think the injuries were too serious. | One worker, who said one of the men was put into a cold shower after the incident, said he did not think the injuries were too serious. |
| The worker said one man had burns to his face, another had a burn to his forehead and a third had a burned foot. | The worker said one man had burns to his face, another had a burn to his forehead and a third had a burned foot. |
| Ken Penton from the steelworkers' union Community said: "We've had no confirmation of the extent of any injuries, nor of the scale of the accident, nor the cause of it." | Ken Penton from the steelworkers' union Community said: "We've had no confirmation of the extent of any injuries, nor of the scale of the accident, nor the cause of it." |
| He said union officials were waiting to speak to management to find out more. | He said union officials were waiting to speak to management to find out more. |
| "We're trying to make sure the steelworks have become safer and safer, but regrettably they are dangerous places, where people are working with materials at very hot temperatures. | "We're trying to make sure the steelworks have become safer and safer, but regrettably they are dangerous places, where people are working with materials at very hot temperatures. |
| "We're trying to reduce risk but you can never completely eliminate it," he added. | "We're trying to reduce risk but you can never completely eliminate it," he added. |