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Cowboy Pump and Supply Inc.

Forest or brush fire — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — COAHOMA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cowboy Pump and Supply Inc. in COAHOMA, TEXAS
Employer Cowboy Pump and Supply Inc. Report ID 2016055851
Address 5 mile east off I 20 City, State ZIP COAHOMA, TEXAS 79511
Event Date May 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Forest or brush fire Source of Injury Shrubs, grasses
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -101.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering parts when the employee's vehicle became stuck. As the employee attempted to dislodge the vehicle, the grass caught on fire and the employee fell approximately 6 to 8 feet into a ravine. The employee suffered a second degree burn to the left forearm, a broken rib, a punctured lung, and a broken collarbone.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2016, a worker at Cowboy Pump and Supply Inc. in COAHOMA, TEXAS suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as forest or brush fire, with shrubs, grasses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 11 severe injury reports involving "Forest or brush fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Forest or brush fire injuries.

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