Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210276 - Employee killed when struck by flying pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200210276 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 12/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300190733	12/29/1997	1611	0	Haas-Anderson Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on December 24, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading a 10,000 gallon tank, partially filled with emulsion used for road base, onto a lowboy trailer. The skid was wrapped with a cable to be used as a guide or runner to slide the tank onto the trailer when winched. Employee #1 was standing 8 ft away as the tank was being winched when part of the skid pipe broke off, flew in the air, and struck him in the head. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300190733			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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