OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14504013
EXPLOSION,LACERATION,CONTUSION
Event description
TWO KILLED AND FOUR INJURED IN AMMUNITION EXPLOSION
Investigation abstract
Six employees were assembling bomblets, small bombs with 64 pounds of cyclatol e xplosive. One bomblet exploded resulting in two fatal injuries, one employee hos pitalized, and three employees with injuries that did not need hospitalization.
Victims (6)
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#1 Fatality Age 53 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 65 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 F
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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