Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303644231 - Mcalester Army Ammunition Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303644231

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 06/26/2001

Site Address:
Mcalester Army Ammunition Plant
69 Highway South
Mcalester, OK 74501

Mailing Address:
1c Tree Road, Mcalester, OK 74501

Union Status: Union

SIC:3483

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/27/2001

Emphasis: L:Fedsafe

Case Closed: 10/12/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100642180

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19600008 A	09/27/2001	10/10/2001	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200641991

Event: 06/25/2001

Employee killed by a bomb at the Army Ammunition Plant

At approximately 4:12 p.m on June 25, 2001, an employee of McAlester Army Ammunition Plant was fatally injured when he was struck on the right thigh by a 2000 pound bomb. The employee was in the process of moving the bomb from the tilting fixture onto the assembly line table when the clamping arm that holds the bomb in place released causing the bomb to fall out of the cradle. The investigation revealed that there was no interlocking device in the sequence of the operation to prevent the release of the bomb in the event of a wrong button being pushed. Also, the control box for the operation was in the wrong position. When the bomb was released there was no other direction for it to fall, except toward the control box where the employee was standing.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVES, INTERLOCK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303644231			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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