OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14383962
EXPLOSIVES,INADEQUATE MAINT,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,HOUSEKEEPING
Event description
Four employees killed in ammunition plant explosion
Investigation abstract
Two consecutive explosions occurred at an ammunition manufacturing plant. Primer s fed into the primer feed tube of an ammunition reloading machine appear to be the cause of the first explosion. Poor housekeeping and non-approved equipment f or a class II location are the probable causes of the second explosion, in addit ion to the flame from the first explosion. Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were kil led by the force of the explosion.
Victims (4)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 31 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Fatality Age 31 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 26 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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