Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180999 - Employee's hand crushed by pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201180999 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125613356	11/20/2001	1711	0	J. Gibbs Sons, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:44 a.m. on November 16, 2001, Employee #1, a journeyman plumber (foreman) for J. Gibbs Sons, Inc., was assigned to change and replace two pieces of 4-inch copper piping elevation. The fitting was removed but the pipe was not secured. The upper pipe fell against the lower pipe and crushed and lacerated the employee's right hand.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CRUSHED, LACERATION, PIPE, PLUMBING, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125613356			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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