Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106485.015 - Employee is killed when struck by pressurized metal cap

Accident Summary Nr: 106485.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 06/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1322687.015	06/14/2018		221117	Genesee Power Station Limited Partnership

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on June 14, 2018, Employee #1 was removing a pipe cap and flange coupling. He was standing on an eight foot step ladder, in order to gain access to the pipe. The employee loosened the flange coupling to remove the pipe cap so that a 17-foot section of the pipe could be reinstalled for the fire suppression system. The pipe was under pressure and when the flange coupling was loosened, the 10-inch diameter pipe cap struck Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to the right front of his head, resulting in an open fracture to skull, killing him.

Keywords: Fall, Fire Ext System, Ladder, Metal Pipe, Pressure Release, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1322687.015	25	M	Fatality		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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