Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14470405 - One killed, one injured when pipe layers roll down hill

Accident Summary Nr: 14470405 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 11/03/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1764711	11/05/1984	1623	0	Welded Construction Company

Abstract: On November 3, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 were operating two 571 side boom pipe layers. The machines and their drivers were being lowered down a 2,000 foot hill with a grade of 45 degrees using a sling that had one end attached to a D-8 towcat. The sling failed and the two machines tumbled end-over-end down the hill. Employee #1 was crushed and killed; Employee #2 sustained bruises.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CRUSHED, SLING, SLOPE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1764711			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	1764711			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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