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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021097557 · 9/2/2021 · Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Vehicle or machinery fire
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC
Location
142 McPherson Drive, HAZLEHURST, GEORGIA, 31539
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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