Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14278410 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY HEAVY PIPE WHICH FELL OFF TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14278410 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 11/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101196228	11/17/1986	4941	0	The Connecticut Water Company

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A TRUCK LOADED WITH STEEL PIPES, EACH 16 FEET LONG AND 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING ABOUT 900 POUNDS. THE TRUCK DRIVER, STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOAD, CUT THE METAL STRAPS AND RELEASED THE CHAIN BINDERS WHICH HELD THE LOAD OF PIPES. THE FRONT BUNDLE, WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY CHOCKED, ROLLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE PIPES AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Keywords: CRUSHED, TRUCK, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101196228			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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