Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125877.015 - Force main explodes while employee drills pilot hole, severs

Accident Summary Nr: 125877.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472567.015	04/16/2020		237110	Ripa & Associates

Abstract: At approximately 2:20 p.m. on April 16, 2020, an employee, working for a water and sewer line contractor, was operating a battery-powered drill while installing a pressure relief valve on a pipeline. The employee drilled a hole into a force main pipe and the pipe exploded, striking the employee in the face and arm. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a severed right arm at the shoulder and lost vision in the right eye.

Keywords: Arm, Construction, Drill, Explosion, Eye, Hand Tool, Pressure, Safety Relief Valve, Severed, Shoulder, Water

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	1472567.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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