Tex-Mex Rentals and Services
Vehicle or machinery fire — Thermal burns degree unspecified — MENTONE, TEXAS
| Employer | Tex-Mex Rentals and Services | Report ID | 2025043560 |
| Address | 31.5908, -103.640016 | City, State ZIP | MENTONE, TEXAS 79754 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns degree unspecified | Body Part | Multiple body parts n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Vehicle or machinery fire | Source of Injury | Heater treater |
| Secondary Source | Flammable gas unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | 1823549 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.82000, -103.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a gasket from the top of the open hatch of a heater treater to make weir adjustments on the low pressure vessel when metal-on-metal contact caused a spark that ignited residual gasses. The employee sustained burns to their face, neck and hands.
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2025, a worker at Tex-Mex Rentals and Services in MENTONE, TEXAS suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with heater treater identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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