Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 509463 - Employee struck and killed by propelled bottle

Accident Summary Nr: 509463 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 05/05/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107236382	05/06/1994	9711	0	Idaho Army National Guard

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on May 5, 1994, Employee #1 was removing a halon bottle from the crew compartment of a tank. Employee #1 failed to follow written procedures for removing halon bottles. He did not put the safety pin in the manual trigger or remove the nozzle and replace it with the anti-recoil plug before releasing the bottle from the brackets. When the employee removed the bottle from the brackets it suddenly triggered, causing pressure to release. The bottle was propelled toward Employee #1's head, striking it and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107236382			Fatality	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics

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