Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157302 - Employee Suffers Ruptured Intestine

Accident Summary Nr: 201157302 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862141	05/13/2003	1629	237110	J.R. Filanc Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 02, 2003, Employee #1 was cutting a PVC pipe (10-in.-diameter, Schedule 80) using a chop saw (gasoline-driven, Partner, 5500-rpm, 12-in.-blade, Model K650) on the W3 Line which was capped on one end. As Employee #1 made a cut the pipe exploded due to pressure inside the pipe caused by trapped air and water. The chop saw jumped due to the explosion and hit in Employee #1's stomach causing a rupture in his small intestine. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: RUPTURE, SAW, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, STOMACH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862141			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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