Welch Excavation and Utility Company, Inc.
Fire small-scale, limited - Thermal burns first degree - JACKSONVILLE, Texas
| Employer | Welch Excavation and Utility Company, Inc. |
| Address | 1647 South Jackson Street |
| City, State ZIP | JACKSONVILLE, Texas 75766 |
| Report ID | 2025099037 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns first degree |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Fire small-scale, limited |
| Source of Injury | Brush, shrubs, undergrowth |
| Secondary Source | Petroleum-based fuels |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.94000, -95.26000 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were working to clear land with other employees and prepping a brush pile (20 x 40 x 15 feet) to be burned. They planned to ignite the brush pile by creating a fire-line or trail with an accelerant so that the pile could be lit from a distance. After applying a gasoline-diesel mixture to the pile, one employee used a cigarette lighter to ignite the pile. Two employees suffered multiple first-degree burns to the face, ears, hands, chest, and abdomen.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2025, a worker at Welch Excavation and Utility Company, Inc. in JACKSONVILLE, Texas suffered thermal burns first degree to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fire small-scale, limited, with brush, shrubs, undergrowth identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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