MARCH 11, 2015
OAKLAND, IOWA
The Pottawattamie County, Iowa Sheriff's Office says
24-year-old Dalton Anderson of rural Ashland was injured in the accident at
Oakland Foods at 21876 Highway 59, Oakland, Iowa late Tuesday morning. The
sheriff's office was sent to the plant shortly before 11 a.m. to assist Oakland
Rescue following the accident.
Authorities say Anderson was performing maintenance on a
generator when some type of explosion occurred. Anderson told officials he was splashed with
hot liquid coming from the generator, burning his face and chest.
Anderson was taken to CHI Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs
for evaluation of non-life threatening injuries. Further information on the
accident is unavailable