Fire/Explosion Incidents at Ordnance Factories (1999 to 2002) | |||||
Date of Accident | Factory | Loss Sustained | Likely Causes of Accident | Action taken against Individuals held Responsible for the Accident | |
Life Lost | Govt. Property (in lakh) | ||||
28.08.99 | Ordnance Factory, Bhandara | Nil | Rs. 5.96 | Initiation of highly Inflammable ether and ignition of propellant due to flash from lightning arrestor during thunder | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
28.10.99 | Ordnance Factory, Dehu Road | Nil | Rs. 0.20 | Fire due to friction between high speed drill bit and accumulated explosive powder during drilling of illuminating candles | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
19.2.2000 | Ordnance Factory, Khamaria | One | Negligible | Explosion during gauging operation of 84 mm TPT round | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
22.3.2000 | Ordnance Factory, Chanda | Nil | Rs. 4.40 | Fire due to leakage and exposure of Plasticized White Phosphorus to atmosphere from Bomb body | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
7.8.2000 | High Explosive Factory, Kirkee | One | Rs. 0.01 | Violent deflagration of Nitrating mixture during nitration | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
28.9.2001 | Ordnance Factory, Varangaon | One | Rs. 0.11 | Accidental functioning of highly sensitive initiator composing during handling | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
16.10.2001 | Ordnance Factory, Khamaria | One | Board of Enquiry Report awaited | Board of Enquiry Report awaited | Board of Enquiry Report awaited |
30.11.2001 | Ordnance Factory, Itarsi | Three | Rs. 46.55 | Explosion due to fall of box containing dry/ hot Nitrocellulose Nitroglycerin paste and resultant impact | No individual was found responsible by the Board of Enquiry |
07.01.2002 | Ordnance Factory, Khamaria | Nil | Board of Enquiry Report awaited | Board of Enquiry Report awaited | Board of Enquiry Report awaited |