Fractures

Name: Fractures at World Energy Biox Biofuels
Start: 9/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098317 · 9/27/2021 · World Energy Biox Biofuels

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: World Energy Biox Biofuels
Location: 550 Clinton Dr., GALENA PARK, TEXAS, 77547
NAICS: 424720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a tanker trailer, trying to vent the truck for loading. When the employee released the camlock fitting, the cap blew off and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose, a fractured orbit, and a laceration to the cheek.

Source

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