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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369078

FIREWORKS,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION

Event
FIREWORKS,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14369078
Report ID
522300

Event description

Nine employees killed in fireworks explosion

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #9 were working in an illegal fireworks operation. There wa s an explosion of unknown cause in which they were all killed.

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Fatality Age 23 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Fatality Age 34 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  5. #5 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  6. #6 Fatality Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  7. #7 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  8. #8 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1
  9. #9 Fatality Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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