OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490395
AGWAY INC.
LYONS, NY·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED BY FALLING CHUNK OF AMMONIUM SULFATE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO BLAST APART A 22 FOOT HIGH P ILE OF SOLIDIFIED AMMONIUM SULFATE. THE OBSERVER WATCHED WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 DRILL ED A HORIZONTAL HOLE 6 FEET DEEP INTO THE PILE. THE DRILL HOLE WAS 10 FEET ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 LOADED THE HOLE WITH ONE STICK OF 40% NITROGLYCERIN DY NAMITE WITH AN ELECTRIC BLASTING CAP INSERTED INTO IT. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN PACKED T HE HOLE. HE WAS CONNECTING A LEAD CORD TO EXTEND THE LENGTH OF THE BLASTING CAP' S LEG WIRES (SO THE BLAST COULD BE SET OFF OUTSIDE THE DOORWAY OF THE BIN) WHEN A CHUNK OF SOLIDIFIED MATERIAL FELL ON HIM. HE WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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