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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2023098098 · 9/2/2023 · RKM Fireworks Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Explosion, n.e.c.
Source
Pyrotechnics, fireworks
Secondary source
Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
RKM Fireworks Company
Location
250 W. Schick Road, BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS, 60108
NAICS
423920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up the electrical parts for a fireworks display. They were inserting an e-match when it generated friction with something else. A 3-inch firework shell ignited, injuring the employee's hand and head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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