Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120540.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries when pipe explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 120540.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1436492.015	10/02/2019		237110	Germer Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee was working in a trench when he was directed to cut into a JM Eagle Big Blue 905 16-inch pipe that needed to be rerouted to make way for a vault path. When the employee cut into the pressurized pipe, an explosion occurred. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured pelvis, testicle amputation, and internal injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cutting, Explosion, Fracture, High Pressure Pipe, Internal Injuries, Pelvis, Pipe, Saw, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1436492.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Water and sewage treatment plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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