Jefferson, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser Jefferson
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Fraser Jefferson in 500 Nexfor Blvd, Jefferson, TX 75657 resulted in days away from work. Employee was millwright in OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- West Fraser Jefferson
- Parent company
- West Fraser Jefferson
- Street
- 500 Nexfor Blvd
- City
- Jefferson
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75657
- On-site location
- Dry Fuel Silo
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 43
- Days restricted or transferred
- 99
Before the incident
Employee was investigating smoke originating from an screw at the base of the dry fuel silo.
What happened
During the course of an inspection the employee observed fire in the hopper. As the employee attempted to leave from the immediate vicinity material ignited resulting in a dust explosion.
Injury or illness
Burns to the left and right arm face and left torso
Object or substance involved
Heat from explosion
Summary line
[REDACTED] to the left and right arm face and left torso from dust explosion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Millwright
- SOC code
- 49-9044: Millwrights
- NAICS code
- 321219: OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 121
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 268,236
- EIN
- 208186278
- Establishment ID
- 572256
- Employer case #
- 435674
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 07:06
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-07
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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