Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Name: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture at Mississippi Tank and Manufacturing Company
Start: 1/15/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010491 · 1/15/2025 · Mississippi Tank and Manufacturing Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture

Cause

Event: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source: Propane tanks and cylinders
Secondary source: Propane

Employer

Name: Mississippi Tank and Manufacturing Company
Location: 3000 WEST 7TH STREET, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
NAICS: 332313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a valve guard from an empty 5,000-gallon propane tank that had been cleaned and washed with water. Propane ignited, causing an explosion. The employee suffered a broken shoulder and a brain bleed.

Source

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