Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110012 - Employee's hands injured in explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201110012 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120081849	04/25/1996	2892	0	Special Devices Inc.

Abstract: At 8:35 a.m. on April 19, 1996, Employee #1, of Special Devices, Inc., returned to her work station after a short restroom break. She sat down at her station and began her assigned task of preparing explosive bolts for potting. During handling, a bolt exploded and she sustained injuries to her hands. Emergency procedures were instituted. Paramedics were called, and she was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, where she was admitted for treatment. It was not clear if she had re-connected her personal antistatic strap after her break.

Keywords: STATIC ELECTRICITY, EXPLOSIVES, PPE, EXPLOSIVE MIXING, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL REACTION, HAND, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120081849			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Assemblers

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