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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735134

BURN,EXPLOSIVES,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

Event
BURN,EXPLOSIVES,WORK RULES,EXPLOSION,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
735134
Report ID
454510

Event description

2 EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN DETONATORS EXPLODED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WENT TO GET SOME DETONATORS THAT WERE PACKED IN STYROFOAM LINED CART ONS STORED IN A TRAILER. WHILE HANDLING THE DETONATORS HE ALLOWED THEM TO STRIKE AGAINST EACH OTHER, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. HE SUFFERED BURNS AND SHRAPNEL INJURI ES. EMPLOYEE #2, WHO WAS BRINGING A COKE ON SITE WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURED, REC EIVED A CUT ON HER UPPER LIP FROM SHRAPNEL.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    12
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 F

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    9
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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