Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201341641 - One employee killed, second injured when riser unit fell

Accident Summary Nr: 201341641 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303797617	04/05/2001	1623	0	Gorman-Phillips Construction Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to pull to top dead center a cross country pipeline riser unit. He was pulling with a one-inch manilla rope. When the riser unit reached top dead center, it fell over to the north, fatally striking Employee #1 in the chest. Estimated weight of the riser was approximately 1680 pounds. Employee #2, who was welding the pipeline riser in place, was struck on the knee. Employee #2 was treated for contusions and released.

Keywords: CHEST, KNEE, FRACTURE, WELDING, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303797617			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	303797617			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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