Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Start: 7/17/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077222 · 7/17/2018 · Aberdeen Proving Ground

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Dioxane

Employer

Name: Aberdeen Proving Ground
Location: 1119 Morgan Road, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND, 21005
NAICS: 336999
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was mixing lithium aluminum hydride with dioxane when a reaction occurred, causing an explosion. He suffered a torn tendon in his upper extremities among other injuries.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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