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Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2016010223 · 1/11/2016 · EBV Explosives Environmental Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

Cause

Event
Explosion, n.e.c.
Source
Explosive devices

Employer

Name
EBV Explosives Environmental Company
Location
4174 County Road 180, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI, 64836
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 1-11-16, at around 11:47 a.m. CST, an employee was investigating a robotic system that had shut down in a safety cell due to an error. An explosive device fell from the machine to the floor and detonated while he was exiting the cell. He was thrown against a door frame, breaking his arm and suffering whole-body blunt force trauma.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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