Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14524011 - EXPLOSION AT FIREWORKS PLANT

Accident Summary Nr: 14524011 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 01/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1292358	01/16/1985	2899	0	Union Import And Mfg Inc

Abstract: THE WORKERS WERE FILLING 50 MILLIGRAM GELATIN CAPULES WITH POWDER AND INSTALLING WICKS. PERSONS INTERVIEWED FELT THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DROPPED A PAN OF CAPSULES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE EXPLOSION. FOUR WORKERS WERE IN THE BUILDING. ONE DIED AT THE SCENE. THREE WERE SEVERELY BURNED. THREE OTHERS IN AN ADJACENT BUILDING WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL, TREATED FOR SHOCK, AND RELEASED.

Keywords: BURN, EXPLOSIVES, FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1292358	Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	1292358	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
3	1292358	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
4	1292358	Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported
5	1292358	Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported
6	1292358	Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported
7	1292358	Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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