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Thermal burns third degree or higher

1 hospitalization · 20241110956 · 11/25/2024 · AMTEC Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event
Intentionally set explosion
Source
Explosives unspecified
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
AMTEC Corporation
Location
47600 180th Street, CLEAR LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57226
NAICS
325920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing pyrotechnic materials utilizing screen/sieve equipment that is operated in a unoccupied bay that is interlocked. After sieving/screening was completed, the employee entered the bay to manually transfer the pyrotechnic material and noticed materials were stuck to the sieve/screen. The materials detonated during the transfer. The employee sustained first-degree burns to the face and third-degree burns to the hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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