# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS
> OSHA SIR `2019032743` · 3/15/2019 · MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Dust explosion
- **Source:** Wood chips, sawdust
## Employer
- **Name:** FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS
- **Location:** 4004 BLUE COLLAR LANE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ARKANSAS, 72560
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 15, 2019, at 1530, two employees noticed smoke from the sawdust bin. The two employees attempted to move the sawdust in the bin to the ground via an auger system.  Thirty minutes later, the employees opened the lower hatch. A blast of fire shot from the hatch, severely burning the two men. The first employee suffered burns on the neck, face, and hands. The second employee suffered burns on the chest and stomach area.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*