Ramirez Pallets, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 6, 2017: Employee is burned when propane tank explodes

At 8:30 a.m. on April 4, 2017, an employee was at a propane filling station. He was refueling the propane tank of the forklift he had been driving. The employee completed re-filling his eight gallon propane tank and when beginning to drive away from filling station, he heard a hissing noise and stopped while leaving forklift running in idle. The employee got off his forklift and noticed propane was spewing out of one of the 4-100 gallon cylinders hoses that is used to re-fill propane tanks. A kiln located next to the propane tanks then ignited the gas and the employee was burned. Manuel Rivera Perez (Injured Employee) sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 65% of his body, including head, neck, face, ears, back chest, arms and hands. Injured employee was medically treated and transported by ambulance to hospital where he was hospitalized. Fire

Incident on Sep 3, 1993: Employee injures gloved hand when caught by radial saw blade

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 1993, Employee #1 was seriously inju red when his gloved right hand was cut and fractured by a radial arm saw blade. Employee #1 was cutting wood into 2-inch by 4-inch and 1-inch by 6-inch strips w ith a radial arm saw for use in making new wooden pallets. Employee #1 had been wearing gloves to pick up scrap lumber and forgot to remove them before resuming operation of the saw. The saw blade caught the glove of his right hand and cut and fractured the hand. He was hospitalized as a result of his injuries.