Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341457 - 3 EMPLOYEES KILLED, ONE INJURED IN BLACK POWDER EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 170341457 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109364190	05/16/1991	2892	0	Goex Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109368803	05/20/1991	2892	0	Goex Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109364182	06/05/1991	1731	0	T C Lloyd Construction Company Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109364174	06/05/1991	1541	0	Terra Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18225748	06/19/1991	1751	0	Men At Work Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:12 p.m. on May 15, 1991, Employee #1 was reportedly trimming a break in the linoleum covering the concrete floor in the sifter house. Employees #2 and #3 were cleaning the sifter house operation and removing oversize and undersize bags of black powder to an awaiting truck at the loading platform 75 ft away. Production for the day was complete and operations had been shut down. An explosion occurred in the sifter house, projecting fragments to the already bagged/stored powder on the platform/truck. Three to five seconds later approximately 700 to 750 lb of black powder exploded at the platform/truck storage area. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were killed. Employee #4, 420 ft away, was blown against a beam and suffered a back injury. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital and admitted.

Keywords: CLEANING, EXPLOSION, EXPLOSIVES, MAINTENANCE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BACK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109364190	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	109364190	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
3	109364190	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
4	109364190	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
5	109368803			Occupation Not Listed
6	109364182			Occupation Not Listed
7	109364174			Occupation Not Listed
8	18225748			Occupation Not Listed

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