Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611340 - Employee Crushed by Boom Pipe Layer

Accident Summary Nr: 201611340 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 08/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302681853	08/19/1999	1623	0	Rockford Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302681903	08/19/1999	4924	0	Northwest Natural Gas Company

Abstract: At 8:50 a.m. on August 19, 1999, Employee #1 was assisting in laying a natural gas pipeline. As Employee #1 approached the sling that was suspended from the Caterpillar Side-Boom Pipe Layer, Model 527G, the boom fell crushing Employee #1. The equipment operator was lowering the boom with a sling over a natural gas pipeline. Employee #1 was asked to connect the sling to the attachments on the pipe. As Employee #1 stepped under the boom frame it dropped to the ground with Employee #1 under it. This action resulted in fatal injuries to Employee #1.

Keywords: CRUSHED, PIPELINE, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302681853			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons
2	302681903					Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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