Incident date: 2019-04-23
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was attaching a detonation cord to a power source when a static charge set off a length of the detonation cord with three charges attached. Two employees were struck by multiple explosive fragments in the arms and legs, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Demolition or blasting explosion
code_source: title: Explosive devices
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: low