Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139281.015 - Employee is struck by fast moving brush and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 139281.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 09/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553780.015	09/18/2021		237120	Tucker Midstream Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on September 18, 2021, an employee assisted in washing a newly installed pipe. A coworker on one side of the pipe inserted various brushes into the pipe which were then pushed using compressed air at approximately 100 psi to push the pipes through the pipe. The employee stood at the receiving end of the pipeline, removed the receiver backstop and was struck in the face by an incoming sizing plate/foam brush. The employee received a facial fracture, a concussion, and was killed.

Keywords: Compressed Air, Concussion, Face, Flying Object, Fracture, Pipe, Pipeline, Pushing, Struck By

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	1553780.015	32	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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