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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

2 hospitalizations · 2019044130 · 4/23/2019 · Hydro Resources - Rocky Mountain, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Demolition or blasting explosion
Source
Explosive devices
Secondary source
Environmental and elemental conditions, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hydro Resources - Rocky Mountain, Inc.
Location
County Road 18 & Country Road 69, KEENESBURG, COLORADO, 80643
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a detonation cord to a power source when a static charge set off a length of the detonation cord with three charges attached. Two employees were struck by multiple explosive fragments in the arms and legs, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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