Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201571130 - Employee killed when crushed by steel pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201571130 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 10/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303679989	10/24/2001	3272	0	Northwest Pipe Company

Abstract: On October 23, 2001, Employee #1 was performing a hydrostatic pressure test on a 73-in.-diameter steel pipe. There was no mechanism in place to move, control or secure the pipe. The pipe rolled backwards out of the machine and struck Employee #1. He was crushed between the pipe and a skid and died the next day.

Keywords: PIN, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303679989			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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