Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14391601 - WELDER DIES WHEN CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO PIPE SECTIONS

Accident Summary Nr: 14391601 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/12/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100472612	08/15/1988	3441	0	Mcdermott, Inc.

Abstract: On August 12, 1988 Employee #1 a welder employed by McDermott, Inc.- Fabrication Division, having just completed the last section of interior stick welding, moved to the outside of the 1-in.-thick by 30-in.-diameter, 219-ft-7-in.-long pipe and received verbal instruction from a coworker to stand clear, as the side boom operator was going to reposition the pipe. Employee #1 acknowledged this and was observed as being clear by the coworker. The side boom moved into position and applied force to move the pipe section. For some reason, Employee #1 had positioned himself approximately five feet within the pipe section and he was crushed between two pipe sections when it moved.

Keywords: BOOM, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, CRUSHED, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100472612			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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