OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14495683

FIREWORKS,FIRE,EXPLOSION

1985-06-25T00:00:00

Event: FIREWORKS,FIRE,EXPLOSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14495683
Report ID: 627700

Event description

FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN FIREWORKS PLANT

Investigation abstract

ALL EMPLOYEES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF #21 (WHO WAS JUST VISITING THE FACILITY), W ION WHICH PROPAGATED TO OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE COMPLEX. ALL THE BUILDINGS WERE D ESTROYED. THE DEAD EMPLOYEES WERE BURNED AND DISMEMBERED, MOSTLY BEYOND RECOGNIT ION. THE FIVE SURVIVORS SUFFERED LACERATIONS, FRACTURES AND BURNS. NONE OF THE S URVIVORS WERE IN A BUILDING AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. ERE ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING AND/OR ASSEMBLING CLASS B FIREWORKS AT DIFFERENT LO CATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 40 ACRE COMPLEX. THE PLANT CONSISTED OF 13 PROCESSING BUI LDINGS AND 1 CLASS I STORAGE MAGAZINE. PYROTECHNIC/EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WAS BEING DELIVERED TO AN ASSEMBLY BUILDING BY PICKUP TRUCK. THE MATERIAL WAS CONTAINED IN A 20 GALLON METAL TRASH CAN. EMPLOYEE #9 WAS UNLOADING THE MATERIAL FROM THE BA CK OF THE TRUCK. HE JUMPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE CAN OF MATERIAL WITH ONE HAND. HE STUMBLED WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND AND CONTINUED TO S TUMBLE THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE BUILDING, ALONG WITH THE CAN. THERE WAS AN EXPLOS

Victims (26)

#1 Fatality Age 48 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#10 Fatality Age 52 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#11 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#12 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#13 Fatality Age 45 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#14 Fatality Age 41 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#15 Fatality Age 67 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#16 Fatality Age 46 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#17 Fatality Age 17 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#18 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#19 Fatality Age 16 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#2 Fatality Age 26 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#20 Fatality Age 19 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#21 Fatality Age 13 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2
#22 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#23 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#24 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#25 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#26 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#3 Fatality Age 37 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#4 Fatality Age 42 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#5 Fatality Age 16 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#6 Fatality Age 36 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#7 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#8 Fatality Age 42 F

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1
#9 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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