Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145863.015 - Employee suffers rib fractures when struck by concrete pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 145863.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 11/10/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565616.015	11/22/2021		327332	Tpg Pressure, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2021, an employee was working as a welder or a cutter for a firm that manufactured concrete pipe. He was welding a metal strap to both sides of a 20-foot-long (6.1-meter-long) pipe. There were two welding machines in use for this process, one on either side of the pipe. The pipes had been placed on a conveyor that moved the pipes toward a pre-stress wiring machine. While conducting his work, the employee walked in between the pipes instead of around the pipes. As he was between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee suffered broken ribs. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Concrete Pipe, Conveyor, Falling Object, Fracture, Pipe, Rib, Roll, Struck By, Walking Surface, Welder, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565616.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters

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