# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at BAE Systems
> OSHA SIR `2016076747` · 7/25/2016 · WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Fire extinguishers
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Bldg 211, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO, 88002
- **NAICS:** 541990
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a halon fire bottle cable when the bottle discharged. His left wrist was exposed to the halon chemical, damaging his arteries and tendons and requiring hospitalization.

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