Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200542165 - Employee Dies after Gunpowder Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200542165 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 08/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315561266	08/15/2011	5093	423930	Kantner Iron And Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 12, 2011, Employee #1, with Kantner Iron and Steel, Inc., was using a propane/oxygen torch to remove locks from a container to check its contents for recyclable items. He was unaware that the container held approximately 100 pounds of F-4 black gunpowder. While removing the second lock, a large explosion burned Employee #1. He was transported to a local hospital and then transferred to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he later died.

Keywords: BURN, TORCH, EXPLOSION, POWDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315561266			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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