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Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral

Vehicle or machinery fire — Burns and smoke inhalation — HEREFORD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral in HEREFORD, TEXAS
Employer Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral Report ID 2023087302
Address 3550 FM 28 56 City, State ZIP HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
Event Date August 10, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Burns and smoke inhalation Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Rail vehicle, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 112112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.80000, -102.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a railcar. As he was venting the railcar by loosening the manway bolts, a fireball was created that engulfed the employee and burned his face, torso, arms, and legs above the knee. The employee also sustained lung damage from smoke inhalation.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2023, a worker at Link Feed Ingredients & Mineral in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered burns and smoke inhalation to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with rail vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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