Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811461 - Employee killed when crushed by pipe in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 200811461 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 01/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304120991	01/13/2003	1794	237990	Saulcon,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a leadman, was removing skids (pipe chocks) from beneath a 30-foot 8-inch section of 16-inch pipe (referred to as a "pup") weighing approximately 2500 pounds. He was standing between the pipe and a 6-foot-deep trench, where the pipeline had been completed. When the chock was released, the pipe rolled toward him and he fell into the trench and struck his head on the already installed pipe. The pup then rolled into the trench and landed on him and he was killed.

Keywords: CHOCK, HEAD, TRENCH, CRUSHED, FALL, PIPE, STRUCK BY

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304120991			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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