Amputations

Name: Amputations at UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Start: 11/5/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201110519 · 11/5/2020 · UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Explosion, n.e.c.
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Location: HERD Research Facility, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32547
NAICS: 541712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A chemist was handling energetic material in a laboratory when it exploded. The employee suffered a broken right arm and wrist, an injury to the right eye, and metal shrapnel embedded throughout the body. The employee's right hand was medically amputated.

Source

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