OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447056
BURN,EXPLOSIVES,AMMONIUM NITRATE,EXPLOSION
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED AND ONE EMPLOYEE INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a front-end loader operator, and Employee #2, a laboratory technici an, were engaged in the process of burning reject product, an ammonium nitrate b ased blasting agent manufactured by the company, at their designated reject burn site. An uncontrolled explosion occurred. Employee #1 was killed in the explosi on, and Employee #2 who was standing in the immediate area was seriously injured . The company did not have a formal written procedure for the burning disposal o f reject materials.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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