Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101667079 - Spielbauer Fireworks Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101667079

Report ID: 0523420

Date Opened: 07/07/1986

Site Address:
Spielbauer Fireworks Co. Inc.
1250 Mckenna Blvd.
Madison, WI 53719

Mailing Address:
220 Roselawn Blvd., Green Bay, WI 54301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/22/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/26/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360573638

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100133 A01	08/11/1986	08/14/1986	$200	$200	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040008	08/11/1986	08/14/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14384242

Event: 07/04/1986

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY FIREWORKS SHELL

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LIGHTING THE FUSES OF AERIAL DISPLAY SHELLS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A SHELL FROM A MORTAR. HE WAS THE ONLY SPIELBAUER EMPLOYEE ON THIS CREW. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION AND HAD 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SHOOTING DISPLAYS. THE MORTARS HAD BEEN TIPPED UPHILL AND INTO THE WIND A FEW (8 TO 10) DEGREES. LIGHTING OF THE FUSE WAS DONE FROM THE UPHILL (AND UPWIND) SIDE. EMPLOYEE #1 WOULD REMOVE THE FUSE CAP, STAND UP, AND THEN LIGHT THE FUSE. THIS TIME HE WAS IN THE TRAJECTORY OF THE SHELL AND WAS STRUCK UNDER THE CHIN. IT IS LIKELY THAT FIRE IGNITED THE "STARS", NOT THE TIME FUSE. ANOTHER SHELL, LIGHTED AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME BUT NOT OBSERVED IN THE SKY, PROBABLY PROVIDED THE HOT MATERIAL WHICH BURNED THROUGH THE SHELL CASING AND IGNITED THE DISPLAY BEFORE IT COULD BE SHOT FROM THE MORTAR. THE DISPLAY CHARGE, KNOWN AS A "FLOWER POT", THEN SHOT OUT OF THE MORTAR AT GROUND LEVEL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: HEAD, EXPLOSIVES, FIREWORKS, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101667079			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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