Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201342284 - Employee killed when crushed by concrete sewer pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201342284 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 04/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305025850	04/02/2002	1794	0	Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 1, 2002, Employee #1 was working on sawing through a 58-inch-wide and 8-foot-long concrete sewer pipe. Employee #1 had approximately 4 inches left to cut when, for some reason, the two halves broke apart. Employee #1 fell to the ground and his head was crushed by the two rolling half pipes. The employee died due to a serious concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, SAW, CRUSHED, CONCRETE PIPE, CONCUSSION

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	305025850			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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