Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison

Contact with cold objects or substances — Other burns, unspecified — SNYDER, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison in SNYDER, NEBRASKA
Employer Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison Report ID 2021031997
Address 501 4th St City, State ZIP SNYDER, NEBRASKA 68664
Event Date March 6, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Contact with cold objects or substances Source of Injury Propane
Industry (NAICS) 115112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.70000, -96.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a posthole digger to clear dirt away from a propane vaporizer when the line disconnected, sending liquid propane into the air. The employee sustained propane burns to the nasal cavity, face, and head.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2021, a worker at Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison in SNYDER, NEBRASKA suffered other burns, unspecified to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as contact with cold objects or substances, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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