DODGE CITY, KANSAS·2019-10-17

Cargill Meat Solutions

Explosion, unspecified · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cargill Meat Solutions, 3201 East Trail Street, DODGE CITY, KANSAS 67801 on 2019-10-17, Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.

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Final narrative

Employees were performing normal daily tasks within the rendering department when a natural gas explosion occurred in the furnace of the blood dried system. Two employees were hospitalized with burns and other injuries.

Hospitalized Nonclassifiable Natural gas

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