Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920056 - Employee killed when military ordnance explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200920056 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/13/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301641684	12/13/1997	3341	0	Philip Metals Recovery

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a lift truck to place a bundle of scrap aluminum into the melting area of a furnace. As the bundle settled onto the melting area, military ordnance within it exploded violently. Employee #1 was killed. Six coworkers sustained injuries, but none that required hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, FURNACE, EXPLOSIVES, FOREARM, EXPLOSION, SCRAP METAL, MELTING FURNACE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301641684			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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