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Accident Summary Nr: 200742252 - Employee Crushed When Side Boom Machine Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 200742252 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 09/15/2007
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31052286709/17/20071623237120Precision Pipeline, Llc

Abstract: On September 15, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a side boom machine to lift a section of 30-inch natural gas pipe. The machine was sitting on steep grade, approximately 32 degrees, when it lost stability and flipped over. Employee #1 was not wearing his seat belt and fell out of the control seat. He was killed when the machine crushed him as it rolled downhill.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, PIPE, STRUCK BY, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Pipeline New project or new addition $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 310522867 Fatality Other 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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