Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341309 - Employee dies attempting to stop runaway pipelayer

Accident Summary Nr: 170341309 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109357129	10/29/1991	1623	0	Utility Constructors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109357137	10/29/1991	4922	0	Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 suffered fatal crushing injuries while attempting to stop a runaway, unattended side boom pipelayer. Employee #1 had left the equipment unattended on an incline for approximately 1 hour. The engine was running, the load of pipe was suspended, and the equipment was in a parked mode. Employee #1 had been approximately 100 feet away, and returned to the equipment at lunchtime to obtain his lunch bucket and shut off the engine. He was approximately 10 to 12 feet away from equipment when it started to move.

Keywords: BRAKE, UNEVEN GROUND, WORK RULES, UNMANNED, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, SLOPE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109357129			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	109357137					Occupation Not Listed

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