PYROTECHNIC SPECIALTIES INC.

An employee was testing an explosive device when she was struck by shrapnel in the stomach.

An employee was cleaning a drill press when it amputated their left index finger.

An employee was working with a bag of pyrotechnics in a test laboratory. The bag ignited while he was holding it, causing second degree burns to his head and right leg; and third degree burns on both hands.

An employee was performing cleaning operations in a pyrotechnic loading machine. A flash burned her right hand and the inside of her forearm.

An employee was cleaning up after working with BB cartridges (an ignition charge assembly) in a rotary machine. Residual HMX under the funnel ignited due to friction, burning the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was welding on an empty hydraulic tank. A flash occurred and the employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and arms.

An employee was re-filling the gas tank of a mobile pump and sustained second degree burns on the front of both legs between the top of the ankle and the mid-thigh area.

An employee was removing rust from the interior of a 60-70 gallon diesel fuel tank using a portable electric tool. The flammable vapors ignited and a flash fire occurred inside the tank. The employee suffered burns to the left hand, arm and neck.

An employee was refueling a gas-powered air compressor. Fuel contacted the hot muffler and ignited. The employee suffered burns to the hands, face and chest.

Two maintenance employees were working on a compressor inside an exhauster building, tightening screws on the valves/pistons. The outside cover was removed on this unit to gain access to the set screws. One employee left the area and the other employee continued to work when a flash explosion occurred. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face and arms.

An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.

A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.

During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.

An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.

An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.