Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Name: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Range Environmental Resources
Start: 9/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098244 · 9/7/2023 · Range Environmental Resources

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Range Environmental Resources
Location: 117 State Route 35, HURRICANE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25526
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an oxygen-deficient oven that required manual ignition to make charcoal from wood. As the oven was opened, oxygen was introduced to the environment, resulting in an explosion. The employee sustained head trauma as well as fractures to the arms and legs.

Source

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