Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103003.015 - Employee is hit by falling metal pipe and is crushed

Accident Summary Nr: 103003.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 02/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1294167.015	02/10/2018		332812	Womble Company Inc.

Abstract: At 6:40 p.m. on February 9, 2018, an employee was on top of a stack of pipes rolling a 3,900 lb, 24 inch diameter, metal pipe on wooden 4 x 4s from the front of the stack to the back of the stack. During rolling, the pipe began to roll too quickly, causing it to jumped over a wooden chock. The employee jumped from the stack; however, was crushed by the falling pipe. He suffered severe internal blunt force trauma injuries that included a broken pelvis and crushed small and large intestine.

Keywords: Crushed, Fall, Falling Object, Metal Pipe, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1294167.015	30	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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