Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14509129 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Pipe in Vault

Accident Summary Nr: 14509129 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 10/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300200110	10/05/2005	1623	237110	James River Mechanical Inc.

Abstract: On October 4, 2005, Employee #1 was working in an underground vault, removing piping from a main fire control system, when an existing ductile iron pipe in the vault's wall dislodged, possibility as a result of water pressure, and struck him. He sustained a fracture to his head, and he was killed.

Keywords: FIRE EXT SYSTEM, FRACTURE, HEAD, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300200110			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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