Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14346399 - STRUCK BY FLYING PLUG CAP

Accident Summary Nr: 14346399 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100349026	10/11/1985	1629	0	Prosperity Dredging Company, Inc.

Abstract: A BLANK ASSEMBLY WAS ATTACHED TO A DREDGE PIPELINE. THIS WAS SO THAT THE WATER COULD BE BLOWN OUT AND THE PIPE FLOATED TO THE SURFACE. THE CREW DID NOT KNOW THAT THE OTHER END OF THE LINE HAD BEEN CAPPED. WHEN 60 PSI PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE PLUG OF THE BLANK ASSEMBLY WAS BLOWN OUT. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: PIPE PLUG, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100349026			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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