Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378665 - Employee killed when struck by iron pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 170378665 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119747616	04/09/1996	1623	0	Shaw Pipeline Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a construction site during the installation of a new underground water line. The 18 ft long by 20 in. diameter ductile iron pipes were wrapped in heavy duty plastic material. A nylon strap choker sling attached to a backhoe with its bucket removed was being used to lift the 1,500 lb pipe sections. A suspended pipe was being swung into position to be lowered into the trench when the choker sling slipped on the plastic material covering the pipe. One end of the pipe fell and struck a pile of excavated materials; the other end spun around and struck Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LOAD SHIFT, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000		8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119747616			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.