Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200673721 - Employee killed in fall into pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200673721 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304251606	03/22/2002	1623	0	Trio Development Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on March 21, 2002, Employee #1 was constructing the cover on top of a 12-ft-diameter lift station pipe. The materials being used to construct the cover included oriented strand boards and 2-in. by 4-in. by 10-ft boards. When the material either broke apart or becoming dislodged, he fell approximately 30 ft to the bottom of the pipe, and was killed.

Keywords: COVER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304251606			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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