Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562725 - Employee Is Killed When Head Is Struck by Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201562725 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315874040	10/27/2011	1521	236115	Dennis Stearns Concrete

Abstract: On October 26, 2011, Employee #1 was unloading a 21-ft-long pipe from a truck's loading rack. One end of the pipe was resting on the rack and the other end was being held by a coworker on the ground. When Employee #1 walked under the pipe and lifted it up from the rack, he fell to the ground. The pipe then fell and struck his head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, TRUCK, FALL, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315874040			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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