Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113835.015 - Employee's jaw is fractured when struck by drainage pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 113835.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380223.015	02/22/2019		237110	Centerline Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on February 15, 2019, Employee #1 and a Coworker, employed by a pipeline construction company, were working inside a drainage catch basin and installing a concrete drainage pipe measuring 42 inches by 2 feet long. The coworker was operating an excavator that held the pipe in a sling. As the excavator lowered the pipe and released the tension on the sling, the pipe rolled over and struck Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured jaw.

Keywords: Concrete Pipe, Construction, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Excavator, Face, Falling Object, Fracture, Installing, Jaw, Pipeline, Rigging, Roll-Over, Sling, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1380223.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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