Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460426 - Employee injured when struck in head by falling pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200460426 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302063268	04/13/1999	1794	0	John Diletizia & Sons, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a 7 ft deep trench disconnecting the vertical pipe to a fire hydrant. The pipe was being lifted over his head when , it slipped from the rigging and struck him in the head. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HEAD, RIGGING, HOISTING MECHANISM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302063268			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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