# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at PACEM Defense LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2025054627` · 5/16/2025 · PERRY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Firearms, air-powered guns  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ammunition
## Employer
- **Name:** PACEM Defense LLC.
- **Location:** 4700 Providence Rd, PERRY, FLORIDA, 32347
- **NAICS:** 325920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a 40mm single-shot tactical launcher with the launcher mounted on her right shoulder and the barrel stabilized with her left hand. After the trigger was pulled, the 40mm barrel tore apart radially and she sustained injuries to her left extremity including the bicep, forearm, index finger, middle finger, and thumb.

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