Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at U.S. Polyco
Start: 4/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043920 · 4/23/2018 · U.S. Polyco

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Fire or explosion, unspecified
Source: Containers, unspecified
Secondary source: Welding, cutting, and blow torches

Employer

Name: U.S. Polyco
Location: 3901 I-45 South, ENNIS, TEXAS, 75119
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lighting a cutting torch to remove an out-of-service tank when a second tank ignited. The employee suffered a broken leg and second degree burns to the face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown