Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305961625 - Aecom Gov Services Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office
Site Address:
Aecom Gov Services Inc
Ordnance Range
Fort Polk, LA 71459
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3934, Fort Polk, LA 71459
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:9999
NAICS: 561990/All Other Support Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/24/2003
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/27/2003
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 100554484 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was participating in an Army training evolution within the confines of the Fort Polk Ordnance Range. He was responsible for remotely activating a pyrotechnic unit. The unit was approximately 1-foot-long with the general description of a small missile and known as a Smokey Sam. The Smokey Sam was utilized by the Army at Fort Polk as a simulator for a Soviet Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG). The employee, along with three coworkers, four Army observers, and a squad of Army trainees were 60 to 75 meters downrange of the pyrotechnics launch site. Employee #1 was given the command to fire the unit, and when he did, the unit struck him in the face, killing him. A preliminary investigation by the Fort Polk Safety Director indicated that the unit deflected off a tree branch and then a tree trunk before striking the employee. At the time of the accident, the employee was wearing a kevlar helmet and a high impact flack jacket.
Keywords: STRUCK BY, FACE, PYROTECHNICS
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 305961625 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |