# Amputations at United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
> OSHA SIR `2017032557` · 3/21/2017 · FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Explosive devices
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
- **Location:** Building 1368, FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS, 72905
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a damaged smoke grenade when it detonated in his hand. He lost his pinky finger and thumb tip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*