Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128886.015 - Concrete pipe falls and strikes employee causing arm and lum

Accident Summary Nr: 128886.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474174.015	05/05/2020		237110	American Site & Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. Employee was working inside an excavation waiting to receive a 36" concrete pipe to install. The pipe was being lifted with a crane using a frayed synthetic sling. The sling failed causing the concrete pipe to fall striking Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered arm and back fractures leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Caught Between, Concrete, Crane, Drain Pipe, Equipment Failure, Excavation, Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Pipe, Sling, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474174.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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