Nammo Defense Systems, near Higley and Thomas roads, was the site of a state worker-safety inspection after 22-year-old Jake Tilly died in the early morning hours of March 23.
MESA, AZ — A military weapons company is being cited for worker safety violations after an employee was killed in an explosion earlier this year.
He was assigned to remove scrap propellant from a 50-gallon mixing bowl and was using hand tools when the mixture combusted, killing him. The company was issued six safety citations and fines of $84,821 at a meeting Thursday, which is the maximum amount allowable for those citations.The company was previously awarded a nearly $500 million contract to make M72s, which are shoulder-fired systems. The Mesa facility also manufactures commercial ammunition and propellant powder.
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