Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170096515 - Employee killed when struck by falling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170096515 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 09/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302170865	09/10/1998	4213	0	Sherman Brothers Inc

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on September 10, 1998, Employee #1, a truck driver, was delivering a load of plastic pipes, each weighing approximately 5,000 lb. He stopped about 100 yards from where the pipes were to be unloaded and removed all but one of the straps. He then moved his truck forward to the spot where it was to be offloaded and went to remove the last strap. As he did so, the upper section of pipe started to roll toward him. The 2,500 lb section of pipe rolled off the truck and crushed Employee #1's head against the ground. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, OFF LOADING, PIPE, FALLING OBJECT, TRUCK DRIVER, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302170865			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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