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Amputations involving bone loss
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024042853 · 4/1/2024 · AMTEC Corporation
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Other finger(s) n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations involving bone loss
Cause
- Event
- Explosion unspecified
- Source
- Containers unspecified
- Secondary source
- Explosives unspecified
Employer
- Name
- AMTEC Corporation
- Location
- 47600 180th Street, CLEAR LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57226
- NAICS
- 325920
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was removing residual lead azide from a metal container when the container detonated, injuring their left hand and amputating fingers.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown