Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 764266 - EMPLOYEE COMMITTED SUICIDE BY SETTING OFF FIREWORKS

Accident Summary Nr: 764266 -- Report ID: 0931200 -- Event Date: 10/25/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100551852	09/25/1987	2899	0	Celebrity Fireworks, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 AM ON OCTOBER 25, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO COMMIT SUICIDE BY IGNITING AN ENTIRE BUNKER OF CLASS B FIREWORKS. THE RIALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S WIFE INFORMING THEM THAT HER HUSBAND HAD THREATENED TO KILL HIMSELF. ONLY A FEW BONES WERE LEFT OF EMPLOYEE #1 AFTER THE EXPLOSION.

Keywords: FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION, SUICIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100551852			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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