Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14425250 - Employee killed by shrapnel from furnace blast

Accident Summary Nr: 14425250 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/07/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106694870	04/08/1992	3339	0	The Doe Run Company

Abstract: Employee #1, the blast furnace foreman, was supervising the blasting of a blast furnace. A 2 in. pipe was driven down into the furnace from the top feed floor. After the pipe was cooled with water, a stick of dynamite and a blasting cap were inserted into the pipe. While standing approximately 30 ft away in the line of sight, Employee #1 gave the OK to detonate the charge. The charge was detonated above the floor and shrapnel shot into the air. A piece punctured the employee's chest and killed him.

Keywords: CHEST, BLASTING, EXPLOSIVES, BLAST FURNACE, DYNAMITE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106694870			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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