Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763042 - Employee killed when struck by flying valve assembly

Accident Summary Nr: 201763042 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/24/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311491815	11/25/2007	1623	237120	Willbros Rpi, Inc.

Abstract: On November 24, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a labor foreman for a company installing a new, steel, 36 in. diameter natural gas pipeline. He was participating in a hydrostatic test of section 1, a 14-mile stretch of the pipeline. He released some of the pressure from the pipe, holding more than 1,400 psi. He then took the wrench off the 2 in. ball valve and readjusted the wrench to release more pressure. When Employee #1 did this, the valve assembly blew off the threaded line and struck him on his right side, under his arm. Emergency Services was called. Employee #1 was conscious when EMTs arrived and transported him to Memorial Herman Baptist Hospital in Orange, TX. He died at approximately 12:30 a.m. on November 25, 2007, as a result of injurieshe sustained when struck by the flying valve assembly.

Keywords: CHEST, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPELINE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311491815			Fatality	Fracture	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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