Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14273452 - Employees Injured By Unplanned Detonation
Accident: 14273452 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 01/18/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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100987320 | 01/18/1990 | 1623 | Gibbs & Son Pole Line Construction Inc. | ||||
Some employees were excavating a hole for an electric light pole. They had drilled two holes and loaded them with two to five sticks of 40 percent dynamite. They were using a 6-volt battery to detonate the dynamite when an unplanned detonation occurred, injuring both employees. They were hospitalized for their injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
battery, eye, dynamite, explosion, laceration, struck by, flying object, detonator lead
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 100987320 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 100987320 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |