It was at two o'clock on Monday afternoon that three people were injured in a workplace accident inside SSAB's area in Luleå.
Thomas Barsk, chief safety representative, says that the three men unloaded burnt lime from a truck into a silo when the connection to the hose, which is attached to the lime truck, released.
- If it has broken or I do not know.
But the three were exposed to lime, he says.
It is unclear why the ambulance was delayed
According to Thomas Barsk, the occupational health with a nurse was first in place.
An ambulance was also called - which appeared after only 45 minutes.
One of the men then traveled by ambulance to Sunderby Hospital while the other two were driven by the security service.
- It took a remarkably long time to get an ambulance here.
I do not know what it was due to and if it was busy somewhere, says Thomas Barsk, chief safety representative at IF Metall.
Lime can corrode the eyes
At lunchtime today, SSAB will start its internal investigation.
The incident has also been reported to the Swedish Work Environment Authority.
How dangerous is it when lime blows out of the car?
- You have protective equipment against it such as covering clothes and goggles.
But if you get it in your eyes, it can be corrosive.
Then I can not state how dangerous it is on a certain scale, says Thomas Barsk, chief safety representative at IF Metall at SSAB.
SVT Nyheter Norrbotten is currently seeking a comment from the ambulance service in Luleå.