Quality Pak Farms, LLC

Forest or brush fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ASHTON, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Quality Pak Farms, LLC in ASHTON, IDAHO
Employer Quality Pak Farms, LLC Report ID 2022109225
Address 3419 Hog Hollow Rd City, State ZIP ASHTON, IDAHO 83420
Event Date October 21, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Forest or brush fire Source of Injury Plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 111211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 43.94000, -111.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a tractor to create a burn line. The tractor stalled. The employee was forced to flee through a burning field and suffered burns to his hands, arms, knees, legs, and face (about 27 percent burns overall). He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2022, a worker at Quality Pak Farms, LLC in ASHTON, IDAHO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as forest or brush fire, with plants, trees, vegetation, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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