Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562865 - Employee Is Struck in His Head by Loose Pipe, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201562865 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316927987	02/27/2013	1781	237110	Gardner Brothers Drilling Inc

Abstract: On February 26, 2013, Employee #1 was using a pipe drill drilling a pipe into a hole. The pipe came loose from the kelly, and struck the employee's head. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: HEAD, DRILL OPERATOR, DRILL PIPE, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316927987			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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