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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032557 · 3/21/2017 · United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Explosion, n.e.c.
- Source
- Explosive devices
Employer
- Name
- United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
- Location
- Building 1368, FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, 72905
- NAICS
- 928110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was handling a damaged smoke grenade when it detonated in his hand. He lost his pinky finger and thumb tip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown