Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408119 - Falling Pipe Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 201408119 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 12/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308910470	12/17/2008	1623	237110	Tmc Transportation Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, was killed when he was struck by a 700-pound falling pipe. Employee #1 was standing on the south side of a trailer during the unloading activities when the pipe fell off a front-end loader. The pipe fell back onto the trailer and the stack of pipes, it then rolled off the trailer striking Employee #1 in the chest and knocking him to the ground. The 700-pound pipe then rolled across Employee #1's head and chest.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, FRONT END LOADER, ROLL-OVER, STUCK, PIPE, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308910470			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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