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Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

1 hospitalization · 2016109354 · 10/4/2016 · Helena Chemical Co

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations

Cause

Event
Engulfment in other collapsing material
Source
Fertilizers, plant food, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Helena Chemical Co
Location
2202 S Red River EXPY, BURKBURNETT, TEXAS, 76354
NAICS
424910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a loader to load dry fertilizer into a truck when a wall of dry (hard) fertilizer broke loose, broke the windshield of the loader, and engulfed the loader and the employee up to the middle of his chest. He suffered breathing difficulties and leg contusions, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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