Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610962 - Employee injured when concrete pipe fell

Accident Summary Nr: 200610962 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 04/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302541917	04/02/2001	1623	0	R.D. Edmunds & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were working within an 8-foot to 17-foot deep excavation to remove an existing 4-foot diameter concrete pipe. As Employee #1 was shoveling underneath the concrete pipe it tipped forward, pinning Employee #1 between an excavator bucket and the concrete pipe itself. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and later released.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONCRETE PANEL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, EXCAVATOR, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302541917			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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