Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201320959 - Employee Is Killed When Caught in Winch Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201320959 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 05/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309866267	05/01/2007	1711	238910	Spiniello Companies

Abstract: At approximately 3:07 p.m. on May 1, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were working at an intersection. They were engaged in preparations for lining an existing water pipe. Two coworkers were feeding a rope into a pipe. Employee #1 was operating a Bradam Model AMS 2015202690 winch mounted on a 1986 Ford 8000 truck. The winch was used to pull the rope through the pipe. Employee #1 operated the winch from inside the cab. The coworkers observed Employee #1 exit the trucks cab, and climb onto the back of the truck, with the winch still running. Employee #1 became entangled and trapped in the spooling cable, and was killed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, WIRE ROPE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309866267			Fatality	Other	Hoist and winch operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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