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Tamarack Energy Partnership

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tamarack Energy Partnership in NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO
Employer Tamarack Energy Partnership Report ID 2022032375
Address 3555 Hwy 95 S City, State ZIP NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO 83654
Event Date March 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel
Secondary Source Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 562213 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.22000, -116.32000

Incident Narrative

At about 5:30 p.m. on March 16, 2022, an employee was trying to light the fire in a boiler. He threw diesel into the boiler's fire box through a small door on the front of the boiler, but the air pressure in the boiler caused the diesel to come back and set his shirt on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2022, a worker at Tamarack Energy Partnership in NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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