OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #738799
UTILITY CONSULTANTS INC.
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY·
Event description
One employee killed, others hurt in discharge of explosives
Investigation abstract
Employees were using a meter to test electric blasting caps. The meter caused un intended discharge of the explosives, and Employee #1 was killed and Employees # 2 and #3 were hospitalized. Employee #4 suffered only minor injuries.
Victims (4)
-
#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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