105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE—

CHARLES BLALOCK & SONS, INC.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Cuts, lacerations

Final narrative

A four inch diameter drill casing used to load shot when blasting for bridge footings approximately 100 feet deep exploded. The employee was in a designated area assigned for loading the shot. The shot was complete and clean-up was being performed. Once the shot has been ignited in the casing, the casings are retrieved and placed into a scrap trailer. An employee was attempting to cut the casing with a cutting torch to fit into the scrap trailer when the casing exploded. The employee's face and arms were cut requiring stitches. He also has ringing in his left ear.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.

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