Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Central Conveyor Company, LLC
Start: 9/3/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021097579 · 9/3/2021 · Central Conveyor Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Central Conveyor Company, LLC
Location: 2525 E Abram St, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
NAICS: 333922
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a broken hasp on a gang box. Combustible vapor from a 10-cubic-foot low-pressure acetylene cylinder in the box ignited. The employee suffered multiple burns, a head laceration, and a fractured arm, cheek and nose.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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