OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465918
GOEX, INC.
CLEBURNE, TX·
Event description
EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE DETONATED, KILLING TWO EMPLOYEES
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN A LABORATORY, EXPERIMENTING WITH EXPLOSIVES. A MIXTURE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS WAS BEING HEATED ON AN ELECTRIC HOT PLATE WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, KILLING BOTH EMPLOYEES.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 19
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 73
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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