# First degree heat (thermal) burns at Remington Arms, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017010707` · 1/25/2017 · LONOKE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Explosives, blasting agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Remington Arms, LLC
- **Location:** 2592 AR 15, LONOKE, ARKANSAS, 72086
- **NAICS:** 332992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at the centerfire priming area removing or cleaning excess primers out of the primer bowl when the primers exploded and the employee suffered multiple injuries including first degree burns and abrasions to the forearms, chest, and face. The employee was hospitalized.

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