Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14557664 - Employee killed when crushed by falling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 14557664 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 11/06/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102041688	11/07/1985	8711	0	Jacobs Engineering Gus Up Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 19, 1985, a pipe laying crew from Ferguson Construction was helping a pipe haulage crew from Mercury Trucking Company off-load a mixed load of 6 in. and 8 in. steel pipelines. The last strap removed was the center of three nylon straps. Employee #1 had turned his back and was rolling up the strap when the load shifted. Several sections of pipe slipped off and struck him. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, PIPELINE, FALL, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102041688			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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