Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200772 - Employee killed by falling load of iron pipes

Accident Summary Nr: 200200772 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 03/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300622891	03/02/1999	1541	0	Ruby-Collins, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 2, 1999, Employee #1, of Ruby Collins, Inc., was unloading heavy ductile iron piping at the company's storage yard. A coworker who was operating the front-end loader later said that he saw Employee #1 atop the flatbed, where the piping had been stored. He then heard a loud noise and could no longer see Employee #1. The coworker went to investigate and found him on the ground, crushed under the fallen load of pipes. The coworker ran for help and called 911, but Employee #1 had been killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALL, OFF LOADING, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300622891			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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