Trail Boss Enterprises Inc.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — NATALIA, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Trail Boss Enterprises Inc. in NATALIA, Texas
Employer Trail Boss Enterprises Inc.
Address 21548 FM 471 S.
City, State ZIP NATALIA, Texas 78059
Report ID 2017065297
Event Date June 9, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source of Injury Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Industry (NAICS) 485999
GPS Coordinates 29.18476, -98.84648

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Incident Narrative

An employee was filling a company vehicle with gas at a gas station when gas splashed into both of his eyes, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2017, a worker at Trail Boss Enterprises Inc. in NATALIA, Texas suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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