Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460327 - Employee injured when struck by flying section of pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200460327 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302061825	03/01/1999	1629	0	Modern Continental Construction Company Incorporat

Abstract: Employee #1, a pile driver, was marking and cutting a tubular pile that was protruding vertically from the ground. He was working adjacent to a demolition operation, where other workers were using a hydraulic excavator to extricate an 18 ft long ductile iron pipe from within an excavation. As it was being removed, the excavator caused the pipe to fly out between 20 and 25 ft, striking Employee #1. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, PILE DRIVER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, HYDRAULIC TOOL, EXCAVATOR, 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		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302061825			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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