# Amputations at UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE
> OSHA SIR `20201110519` · 11/5/2020 · FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*