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OSHA Injury Report: Dart Container Waxahachie

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Dart Container Waxahachie in 850 Solon Road, Waxahachie, TX 75165 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in foam polystyrene products manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Dart Container Waxahachie
Parent company
Dart Container
Street
850 Solon Road
City
Waxahachie
State
TX
ZIP
75165
On-site location
Cresswood grinder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Walking by the Cresswood grinder

What happened

EE was walking by the Cresswood grinder during a cleanup as contractors were dumping fire extinguisher powder into a trash can and cleaning the shop vac filters by hitting them on the inside of the trash can. This caused a dust cloud in the area and the EE breathed in some of the fire extinguisher chemical powder.

Injury or illness

Respiratory irritation

Object or substance involved

Fire extinguisher powder

Summary line

Respiratory irritation inhalation of fire extinguisher powder

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
326140 — Foam polystyrene products manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
930
Total hours worked
1525757
EIN
311358819
Establishment ID
105908
Employer case #
2023-00011

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:00:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:15:00:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.