Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14550479 - Four employees injured when dynamite explodes in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 14550479 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 04/23/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18445643	04/25/1985	1794	0	Hurst Construction Company Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 through #4 were digging an approximately 14 ft 8 in. deep trench when the backhoe operator's bucket hit a stick of dynamite in the trench. The dynamite exploded, sending rock flying 30 ft into the air. Employees #1 through #4 suffered multiple injuries to their faces and upper parts of their bodies.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVES, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, TRENCH, DYNAMITE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FACE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18445643	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported
2	18445643	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported
3	18445643	Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Occupation not reported
4	18445643	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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