Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125696.015 - Employee dies after being caught between pipe and trench box

Accident Summary Nr: 125696.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473375.015	04/28/2020		237110	Cracon, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 27, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in a sewer pipeline installation for a new commercial construction project. Employee #1 was in the excavation and attempting to connect PVC pipe to the steel connector of the horizontal drill system. His coworker was operating the drilling equipment. During this activity, the PVC pipe began to rotate violently. Employee #1 was caught between the PVC pipe and the trench box. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he received treatment for abdominal injuries. The employee died from his injuries.

Keywords: Abdomen, Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Drill, Equipment Operator, Excavation, Installing, Pipe, Pipeline, Rotating Parts, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1473375.015	44	M	Fatality		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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