Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112481.015 - Employee falls and fractures hip during demolition work

Accident Summary Nr: 112481.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369086.015	01/07/2019		238910	Cargill, Incorporated

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on December 29, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in demolition work at a one-story food processing plant. He was working from the second rung of a ladder and operating a cutting torch to cut a pipe hanger. He was not aware that, on the other side of the adjacent wall through which the water-filled 4-inch, schedule 40 pipe extended, the pipe was not attached to anything. When the employee cut the hanger, the pipe rotated down and struck the ladder. Employee #1 was thrown from the ladder and fell, striking either the concrete surface or a nearby work table. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured hip.

Keywords: Construction, Cutting, Demolition, Dismantling, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Struck Against, Torch, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Demolition			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369086.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Power plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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