Jefferson, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: West Fraser Jefferson
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at West Fraser Jefferson in Jefferson, TX 75657 resulted in days away from work. Employee was safety Quality Leader 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
- 36
- Days restricted or transferred
- 106
Before the incident
Employee was called to assist another employee investigating smoke from the dry fuel hopper
What happened
The employee was positioned at the entrance of the dry fuel silo hopper when a combustible dust cloud explosion occurred. As a direct result the employee was exposed to the thermal energy and overpressure wave generated by the event.
Injury or illness
Bilateral circumferential burns to arms. Burns to face and chest.
Object or substance involved
Heat from explosion
Summary line
[REDACTED] bilateral circumfrential to arms. [REDACTED] to face and chest.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Safety Quality Leader
- SOC code
- 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- NAICS code
- 321219 — OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 121
- Total hours worked
- 268236
- EIN
- 208186278
- Establishment ID
- 572256
- Employer case #
- 435642
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 7:06
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 07JAN26:18:24:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.