Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128545.015 - Swinging pipe strikes employee causing multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 128545.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487752.015	08/11/2020		237110	Wagner Construction

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a water/sewer line contractor. Employee #1 was rigging a 30-inch concrete pipe with a choker sling. The pipe was being lifted with an excavator. Employee #2 was the excavator operator that accidentally swung the pipe striking Employee #1 trapping him between the excavator and pipe. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis, ribs and a collapsed lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Choker, Collapse, Collapsed lung, Excavator, Fracture, Lift, Lung, Pelvis, Rib, Rigging, Struck Against, Struck By, Swing, Swung, Trapped

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	Construction
1	1487752.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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