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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 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

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.