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Accident: 170841829 - Employee Dies When Struck By Spinning Pipe Wrench
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125614206 | 09/27/2000 | 1794 | Underground Construction Co, Inc. |
A directional drilling machine was being used to bore a 130-foot-long trench to be used for a water line. At the time of the accident, the end pipe section was being added to the water pipe by two employees using a pipe wrench. The pipe wrench spun out of control and both employees were struck in the head. Both employees were injured, one fatally.
Keywords:
wrench, head, construction, trench digger, pit, struck by, water pipe, water
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125614206 | Fatality | Concussion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Other |
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| 2 | 125614206 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Other |