Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1605849 - Olin Corporation-Ammunition Operations

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1605849

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 07/30/1984

Site Address:
Olin Corporation-Ammunition Operations
427 North Shamrock
East Alton, IL 62024

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3482

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360543722

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14520506

Event: 07/24/1984

Employee killed in explosion while mixing explosives

Employee #1 was working alone in a building located inside a concrete barricade. His job was to prepare a primer mix from initiating explosives by weight, vibrate the primer mix, reweigh the primer mix, and place it in temporary storage. An explosion occurred on the left side of the 36-in.-high mixing table. Employee #1 died in the explosion. Explosives were to be kept wet at all times, and this operation was conducted wet. It is undetermined how the explosives could have dried out.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVES, EXPLOSIVE MIXING, EXPLOSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1605849			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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