Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEL, Inc., 101 Old Princeton Road, BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 24701
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On September 24, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two employees were clearing weeds and brush from the exterior of the shop building. The employees found several pieces of a small, cord-like material and brought them inside the shop to investigate. An employee attempted to cut into the material with a grinder. The material turned out to be a detonation cord that exploded when it touched the grinder. One employee suffered amputations to fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized. The second employee suffered cuts, as a result of the explosion and shrapnel.