Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117777 - One employee killed, one injured when struck by pipe wrench

Accident Summary Nr: 201117777 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126182161	09/08/2004	1781	237110	Midway Drilling And Pump Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 8, 2004, Employees #1 and #2, both foremen, were using a large, rotating pipe wrench to fix a water pump at a farm. The power suddenly came on, causing the wrench to rotate at a high rate of speed and strike both workers. Employee #1 was killed. Employee #2 sustained minor wrist and shoulder injuries, for which he was treated and released.

Keywords: SHOULDER, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, PIPE WRENCH, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, PUMP, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		2	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126182161			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other
2	126182161			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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