Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14465314 - Employee killed, others injured when gunpowder explodes
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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101492510 | 03/29/1989 | 5941 | 0 | Barrett Grocery Company, Inc. |
Abstract: Employees #1 through #4 were working in a sporting goods department when Employee #1 picked up a 5 lb can of Dupont smokeless powder P.D. off the top shelf in the southwest corner of the room. The can exploded, severely burning Employee #1. He was killed. Employee #2 sustained multiple burns. Employees #3 and #4 were asphyxiated. The explosion may have been caused by the gunpowder can touching some Greenfield electric conduit next to the top shelf where the gunpowder was stored.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 101492510 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 101492510 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 101492510 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 101492510 | Non Hospitalized injury | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |