Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034709 - Employee injured when box of pyrotechnics explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201034709 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120226352	03/18/2003	9199	921190	City Of Long Beach

Abstract: At approximately 6:15 p.m. on February 26, 2003, two Long Beach Police officers along with some new recruits were involved in a training exercise in the yard of the shooting range of the Police Academy. The exercise was to fire under stress conditions created by detonating pyrotechnics. After a few pyrotechnics were detonated, the box containing the remaining pyrotechnics suddenly exploded. Employee #1 was standing nearby and suffered second degree burns on face, right hand and both legs. He was admitted to the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center where he was hospitalized for 5 days.

Keywords: BURN, FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION, FACE, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120226352			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Police and detectives, public service

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