Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14473839 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT IN A PIPE THREADER
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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109641589 | 02/25/1992 | 1711 | 0 | Ewing-Doherty Mechanical, Inc. |
Abstract: ON FEBRUARY 19, 1992, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A RIGID PIPE MACHINE (MODEL 400A) TO THREAD A ONE INCH NATURAL GAS PIPE. THE END OF THE PIPE WHERE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WAS ABOUT NINE FEET FROM THE MACHINE. THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS LOCATED ON THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE'S PULL-OVER SWEATSHIRT BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE ROTATING PIPE AND THE SHIRT BEGAN TO WRAP AROUND THE PIPE. APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE POWER. THE MACHINE CONTINUED TO RUN, REPEATEDLY SMASHING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE FLOOR UNTIL THE MACHINE WAS UNPLUGGED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 109641589 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |