Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210011 - Employee killed when struck by falling concrete pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200210011 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116399080	04/10/1996	3272	0	Varmicon Partnership Ltd Dba Varmicon Industries

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 3, 1996, Employee #1 had just finished cutting the rebar on an 8 ft by 48 in. concrete pipe slope. The slope was resting on the forks of a forklift, and Employee #1 told the lift operator to raise the supported part of the slope. The operator was lifting the part of the slope that had been cut when it slipped off the forks and flipped over. The cut section fell, striking Employee #1 on the head, which was caught between the concrete pipes. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCRETE PIPE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116399080			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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