Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201750361 - Employee Died From Asphyxia When Struck By Pipe

**Accident: 201750361 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/06/1998**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
302306022	09/09/1998	1623	Sheehan Pipeline Construction Co.

On September 6, 1998, Employee #1 was fatally struck in the chest by a section of the pipe being moved by an excavator. As a result of improper rigging, the pipe was dropped and it fatally crushed Employee #1. He died of asphyxia.

Keywords: chest, rigging, asphyxiated, construction, trench, crushed, excavator, pipe, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	302306022			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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