Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012722 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Pipe and Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 200012722 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312334113	09/17/2008	1711	238220	Ozark Fire Protection, Inc.

Abstract: On September 16, 2008, Employee #1, a foreman, stayed after regular work hours to continue installing black iron piping for a fire suppression system. The pipe was 2.5 inches in diameter and approximately 21 feet long. Employee #1 was using a scissor lift to raise the pipe approximately 10 feet, to a concrete basement ceiling area, when he was crushed between the pipe and the ceiling. He sustained a fractured neck, and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CEILING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, NECK, PIPE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312334113			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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