Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201321437 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Fireworks

Accident Summary Nr: 201321437 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 07/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312974793	07/05/2009	7999	812990	Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 p.m. on July 4, 2009, Employee #1 was struck by debris from a bursting mortar, trough which contained an 8-in. aerial shell. Employee #1 was killed. The shell malfunctioned and exploded at ground level, causing the mortar trough to break apart. The mortars were not buried into the ground, but they were placed in above ground wooden troughs, filled with sand. The employer failed to protect employees who were firing the 8-in. aerial shells from a motor trough.

Keywords: EXPLOSION, LACERATION, TROUGH, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312974793			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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