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Accident: 200512689 - Employee Killed When Crushed By Falling Steel Pipe
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304799232 | 09/21/2001 | 1522 | Washington Lofts Llc |
On September 20, 2001, Employee #1 was on a ladder removing the main hot water boiler pipe from the third floor of a building that was being demolished. The steel pipe had a 40 ft vertical main section that ran between floors and a 6-ft long horizontal stub. The 40 ft long vertical section of pipe was not supported. When Employee #1 disconnected the pipe, the 40-ft section fell and the 6-ft section struck the ladder on which he was standing. This caused the vertical section to rotate a quarter turn counter-clockwise, knocking Employee #1 off the ladder. The 6-ft section of pipe then fell on top of him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.
Keywords:
demolition, dismantling, unsecured, boiler, construction, crushed, fall, pipe, struck by, falling object
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 3 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 304799232 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |