Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340791 - Employee killed when hit by wrench on rotating drill pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201340791 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 12/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302757497	12/09/1999	1623	0	Haines Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing a 12-foot pipe stem from a horizontal drill pipe. Employee #1 used a 60-inch pipe wrench on the connection to hold the pipe stem in place. The job site foreman released his end and Employee #1 stepped up to the pipe to remove the pipe wrench when for undetermined reasons the pipe rotated. The pipe wrench that was still attached struck Employee #1 in the head and killed him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, DRILL PIPE, PIPE WRENCH, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302757497			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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