Pyrotechnician Struck in Head by Firework

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
• Description:
  In 2003, 41-year-old male independent fireworks shooter and the "pyrotechnician in charge" of a fireworks display died when struck in the back of the head by a 4-inch Lampare firework shell that used a 45-second delay fuse and a quick match fuse. The display was set up in a gravel pit that had three "Ievels" with shells placed and lit at each level. The victim used a propane torch to manually light his zone of shells on the lowest level and was found lying in the sand later in the show by an assistant. He did not have a spotter or communication device. Autopsy results showed a blood alcohol level of 0.2464%. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Safety-education
  • Safety-equipment
  • Safety-practices
  • Safety-measures
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041099
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, Department of Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, HA#3, 2004 Oct; :1
• Email:
  debra.chester@ht.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Pyrotechnician struck in head by firework
• End Date:
  20070831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228662/cdc_228662_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 240.53 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d463c21bc87414a7c0b74a93e62ca1e06571f7ca0c5fdad0a0532e6aa6173f72e3f0d1ec28d791205ddcdb95212e280782c5f95aa8f454f9b770d4fe466a9ad3