Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200981363 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Drill Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200981363 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 11/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314514886	11/08/2013	4214	484220	C&Y Transportation Company

Abstract: On November 7, 2013, Employee #1 and two coworkers were unloading a 5.5 in. drill pipe from a rail car, which was located in a storage yard. One employee was operating a forklift to move the drill pipe from the rail car to a storage pipe rack in another area of the yard. Another employee was on the rail car removing/cutting the securing straps, so that the forklift could remove them from the railcar. Employee #1 was on the ground beside the rail car removing wooden spacers and straps from the area. When the coworker on the rail car removed/cut the last securing strap on a row of drill pipe, one of the drill pipes fell off the rail car, striking Employee #1, who was on the ground, in the upper back/shoulder area, killing him.

Keywords: UNSECURED, DRILL PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314514886			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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