Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112949.015 - Employee fractures leg when struck by pressurized pipe cap

Accident Summary Nr: 112949.015 -- Report ID: 0936200 -- Event Date: 01/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373830.015	01/25/2019		238220	Pro-Tech Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 2, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a plumbing company, were working on a military base and installing a new reclaimed water pipeline in a trench. The pipeline had been capped with a ductile iron cap to prevent animals and debris from entering during a holiday break. Employee #1 was attempting to remove the iron cap from the pipeline without first verifying there was no pressure (water or air) in the pipeline. As Employee #1 loosened the bolts, pressure within the pipeline released, causing the iron cap to propel outward and strike the employee. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of fractures to his femur/thighbone and three ribs and a contusion to his midsection.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Excavation, Fracture, High Pressure Pipe, Installing, Leg, Pipe, Pipeline, Plumbing, Pressure Release, Propelled, Rib, Struck By, Thigh, Torso, Trench, Untrained, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1373830.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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