Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169962.015 - Employee monitoring pipe repair is struck by vehicle; fatall

Accident Summary Nr: 169962.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1773976.015	09/08/2024		237110	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on September 8, 2024, Employee #1 was monitoring a contractor who was repairing an underground water pipe. While crossing the street adjacent to the work site to retrieve a pipe clamp from their work vehicle, Employee #1 was struck by an oncoming civilian vehicle. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the site. A second employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clamp, Motor Vehicle, Pipe, Struck Against, Struck By, Traffic Accident, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1773976.015	39	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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