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Two injured in North Travis Co. recycling plant explosion
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A recycling plant in Travis county that crushes old computers into dust and then sells that dust on to a recycler, has been the incident of the latest plant explosion.
Two people were injured in the blast on Tuesday afternoon at Travis County that fortunately saw no fatalities.
According to Pflugerville fire investigators, one of three hydraulic machines which pulverizes the computers exploded leaving the two employess with superficial burns to the arms and face.
The huge warehouse on Bratton Lane is called Electronic Recycling Trading, Inc and although employees were sent home for the day it has now been deemed safe to re-enter.
The County Sheriff's Department has handed the case over to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
