Amputations

Name: Amputations at Meylan Special Services
Start: 10/30/2020

1 amputation · 20201010310 · 10/30/2020 · Meylan Special Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Demolition or blasting explosion
Source: Explosives, blasting agents, unspecified

Employer

Name: Meylan Special Services
Location: 1100 White Bluff Road, REDFIELD, ARKANSAS, 72132
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a pole with an explosive charge on the end of it, which was being used to de-slag a boiler. The explosive charge ignited and caused lacerations to the employee's left hand which resulted in amputation of the hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown