Vehicle or machinery fire · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ADAMS LAND COMPANY, 503 N Main St., LEACHVILLE, ARKANSAS 72438
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
At about 7:44 p.m., a group of employees were looking for the cause of a smoke-like smell. They traced the scent to the top of a seed house, where they found black areas in the cotton and on the wall around a bale motor. When the motor was turned off, the fire flashed. Two of the employees suffered severe hand, face, ear, and neck burns.
HospitalizedHead and neckPicking, carding, combing machinery
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