OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388465

VALLEY CO-OP OIL MILL

HARLINGEN, TX· 2021-08-30T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Chest, Circuit Breaker, Corn Oil, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Face, Fire, Flash, Hand, Head, High Temperature, Incorrect Equipment, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Smoke, Struck By, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 311224
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345513980
Employer profile: VALLEY CO-OP OIL MILL
Summary number: 221388465
Report ID: 0626000

Event description

Employee sustains burns when struck by arc flash fire from b

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working for an oilseed processing facility was working with a coworker, the plant manager. They were working on a 600-amp breaker when an arc flash occurred in the breaker disconnect. The employee was struck by the ensuing flash fire. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his hand and the top part of his face, neck and chest.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 62 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
0

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