# Amputations at North America Explosive Services
> OSHA SIR `2023032361` · 3/15/2023 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Demolition or blasting explosion
- **Source:** Explosive devices
## Employer
- **Name:** North America Explosive Services
- **Location:** 10500 BUCKINGHAM RD, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33905
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee placed an explosive in the economizer hole and another employee then set the blast. When the explosive blast occurred, the injured employee sustained amputations to fingers on the right hand.

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