Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201173762 - Employee injured when pipe fell, pinning leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201173762 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120349287	05/13/2003	3498	332996	Porter Pipe & Supply Company

Abstract: On May 9, 2003, Employee #1, a pipe fitter for a manufacturer of steel pipe, was using a fork lift truck to place a metal collar on the outside diameter of a four-foot-long section of pipe. Employee #1 had placed the collar at the edge of the pipe and was sliding it onto the section of pipe when the four-foot-long section of pipe tilted toward Employee #1 and slid off the fit up rolls. The pipe and the metal collar pinned Employee #1 to the shop floor. The four-foot-long section of pipe weighed approximately 3,000 pounds. Employee #1's right leg had to be amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, METAL BLOCK, STEEL TUBE, PINNED, WELDER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120349287			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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