Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kentwood Cooperative Inc., 501 Railroad Avenue, KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA 70444
on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was welding a patch onto a fuel tank. A flash fire occurred when the employee passed the cutting torch over the tank. He received first and second degree burns to 15% of his body.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCoal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
An employee was walking on a tin roof to retrieve a pocketknife and fell through the roof approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an open fracture to the left arm and a fractured hip.
In the feed mill warehouse, an employee was leaning up against a 36" industrial wall fan. The fan blade sliced through the steel enclosure and lacerated the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a steer loader, gathering parts to put together a feed bin. He pulled the steer loader up to the parts trailer. There was a vehicle parked close to the trailer. The employee got out of the steer loader, which was still running. His leg got jammed between the loader and the vehicle, resulting in a broken leg.
An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.
An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.
An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.
An employee was fixing an issue with seed cleaning equipment when he slipped on the ladder he was on. He went to catch himself and his hand went into a moving belt and pulley on the cleaner. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle and index fingertips just below the fingernails.
At about 5:30 p.m. on September 23, 2025, an employee was unloading rubber mix material from a mixer. The employee's hand was caught by rotating parts in a discharge chute, causing a partial, soft-tissue amputation to a fingertip.
An employee was walking around a customer's truck. The truck door opened and caused the employee to trip and fall on a salt pallet. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the left arm.
An employee had delivered product to a customer and was driving a forklift to the rear of the delivery truck. The forklift jumped/bounced, sending the employee up into the air and back down onto the seat. The employee sustained a back fracture.
An employee was climbing an inspection ladder to observe the inside of a hopper. He slipped on the fourth rung, fell backward, and landed on his right foot on the ground about 38 inches below, suffering a broken right ankle.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.