HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
Vehicle or machinery fire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, 6118 US-98, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39402 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was inside a vehicle using a heat gun to mold wiring near the gas tank or a flammable source when the gas ignited, causing burns to their face and arms.
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Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
An employee was in an oil pit, changing oil under a vehicle. As she was pushing a safety net covering for the pit out of the way, a small metal bar that held the net came loose and struck the left side of her head. She suffered bleeding and a concussion and was hospitalized.
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Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
An employee was grinding an exhaust pipe with an angle grinder when the grinding disc broke apart, striking and lacerating the employee's left forearm.
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