Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456669 - Explosion at Blasting Site

Accident Summary Nr: 14456669 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/07/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3274198	01/08/1985	1382	0	Seis Pros Services Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were standing near an explosive shot when the previous shot, which was to be fired and the one they were near (unscheduled) went off, exploding simultaneously. Employee #1 was killed; Employee #2 was hospitalized with injuries. The shots consisted of 10 stakes loaded with 5 pounds of class A explosives. Only one shot was to be fired, but the other shot also exploded, causing the accident. The equipment and material in use was: #9 Vibro Det Blasting caps; 12-in. Surf-A-Seis 5-pound pillow pack of Hercules class A explosives; Ensign-Bickford #12-grain seismic cord; and an input-output electric blasting machine.

Keywords: BLASTING, EXPLOSIVES, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3274198			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	3274198			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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