Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170228993 - Employee killed when dynamite in hand explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 170228993 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 09/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110767852	10/02/1990	1389	0	Frontier Exploration Inc

Abstract: On September 28, 1990, Employee #1 was handling dynamite and blasting caps while setting charges for a geophysical survey. He had a quarter stick of dynamite in his right hand with a blasting cap in it. Answering a call on his portable radio caused the cap and dynamite to explode. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BLASTING, EXPLOSIVES, ELECTRONIC CONTROL, DYNAMITE, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110767852			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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