Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
Start: 3/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032820 · 3/29/2023 · AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: AMERICAN ORDNANCE LLC
Location: IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MIDDLETOWN, IOWA, 52638
NAICS: 332993
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition shells into an oven. The funnel broke off, causing an explosive to go off. The employee sustained burns on the right side of his head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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