Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14407225 - Employee killed when struck by falling pipes

Accident Summary Nr: 14407225 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123566929	10/05/1994	4214	0	O. R. Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 drove an 18-wheeler, flatbed trailer loaded with five 30 in. by 40 ft steel pipes. After arriving at a construction site to unload the pipes, he parked on the uneven shoulder of the road, assisted by an operator of a cherry picker crane. Three pipes were on the bottom and two on top. Employee #1 climbed to the top of the load to hook up a joint of pipe. The chocks apparently failed, and the load of pipe fell off the truck. Employee #1 fell with the load and was crushed to death by the pipes.

Keywords: CHOCK, UNEVEN GROUND, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123566929			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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