Peterick v. State

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs Peterick and Wilson, acting as the representatives of their respective decedents, from the granting of motions for summary judgment brought by the defendants in an action arising out of a fatal explosion at an explosives plant. The action was initiated by the plaintiffs subsequent to their recovery on claims with the Department of Labor and Industries pursuant to RCW Title 51.

On October 13, 1970, an explosion involving a liquid explosive, Astrolite, occurred at the Raging River explosives manufacturing and test site of the Explosives Corporation of America…