Kyoei Steel Group
Explosion, n.e.c. — Fractures — VINTON, Texas
| Employer | Kyoei Steel Group |
| Address | 8001 Border Steel Road. |
| City, State ZIP | VINTON, Texas 79821 |
| Report ID | 2023076168 |
| Event Date | July 11, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) |
| Event Type | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Furnaces, heaters |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331110 |
| Inspection # | 1683190 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.96238, -106.58707 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using an oxygen lance to add oxygen to a furnace to increase the temperature. An explosion occurred, causing shrapnel to strike the employee in the right collar bone, resulting in a fracture and open wound. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 11, 2023, a worker at Kyoei Steel Group in VINTON, Texas suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with furnaces, heaters identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Explosion, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Explosion, n.e.c. injuries.
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| Jul 8, 2019 | Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, Texas | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Hosp. |
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