# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at BSX, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022043572` · 4/26/2022 · AVON PARK, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Demolition or blasting explosion
- **Source:** Ammunition
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** BSX, LLC
- **Location:** Avon Park Air Force Range, AVON PARK, FLORIDA, 33825
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum using a torch. Unexploded ammunition inside the piece exploded, creating shrapnel that struck the employee. The employee suffered a chest contusion and a laceration up the left arm.

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