Burns and smoke inhalation

Name: Burns and smoke inhalation at Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral
Start: 8/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087302 · 8/10/2023 · Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Rail vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral
Location: 3550 FM 28 56, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS: 112112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a railcar. As he was venting the railcar by loosening the manway bolts, a fireball was created that engulfed the employee and burned his face, torso, arms, and legs above the knee. The employee also sustained lung damage from smoke inhalation.

Source

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