# Amputations at PARAMOUNT CHEMICALS & PLASTICS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017010236` · 1/9/2017 · FELDA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** PARAMOUNT CHEMICALS & PLASTICS, INC.
- **Location:** 14470 State Road 29, FELDA, FLORIDA, 33930
- **NAICS:** 424690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking a tote that had a mix of sulfuric acid and chlorine when it exploded. Shrapnel from the tote amputated his right arm and partially severed his leg.

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