Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hydro Resources - Rocky Mountain, Inc.
Start: 4/23/2019

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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