OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300875

BURN,EYE,FRACTURE,HEAD,FIREWORKS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE

1986-07-07T00:00:00

Event: BURN,EYE,FRACTURE,HEAD,FIREWORKS,WORK RULES,CLEANING,EXPLOSION,ARM,FACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14300875
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee's hand amputated in fireworks explosion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was cleaning a 6 in. diameter mortar tube for fireworks. He assumed the mortar was empty but it contained a live charge, which went off. Employee #1 's left hand and part of his forearm were amputated in the explosion. He was hos pitalized with a fractured left upper arm, a lacerated left eye, and first- and second-degree burns to his face.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
17

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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