Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562857 - Pipeline Worker Is Struck by Falling Pipe and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201562857 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315882324	01/09/2013	1623	237120	Rjtaylor-Wyatt Llc

Abstract: On January 9, 2013, Employee #1, employed by an oil and gas pipeline contractor, was working on a pipeline construction project. He was setting a 40-foot section of 12-inch pipe into the bending machine. The machine started to slide on the frozen ground. The employee wrapped his arm around the pipe to prevent the machine from sliding. The bending machine fell into the trench. The employee, who was holding onto the pipe, was pushed into the trench and struck on the head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BENDING MACHINE, PIPELINE, FALL, PIPE, STRUCK BY, BRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315882324			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

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