Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148384 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by High-Pressure Water

Accident Summary Nr: 201148384 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309295806	02/07/2007	1629	237110	Jf Shea Construction

Abstract: On September 15, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker, working at a water treatment plant, were backfilling around a new water pipe they had recently laid and connected to a nearby above-ground main pipe containing water at 125 psi. Employee #1 was directing the coworker, who was operating a backhoe, on where to dump the fill. The bucket of the backhoe struck a short, unused, capped 4-inch pipe protruding from the above-ground main line. The pipe broke off at the threaded connection, which was rusted, and a stream of high-pressure water struck Employee #1 and knocked him to the ground. He suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, RIB, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, BACKHOE, PUNCTURE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309295806			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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