Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763497 - Employee Drowns in Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201763497 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 08/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313553604	08/18/2009	1794	238910	Boring & Tunneling Co. Of America

Abstract: On August 18, 2009, Employee #1 was inside a 140-ft long and 24-in. in diameter pipe that ran through a tunnel underneath a highway. Employee #1 was inside the pipe when a rain storm flooded the pipe, drowning Employee #1.

Keywords: STORM, HIGHWAY, LUNG, TUNNEL, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PIPE, DROWN, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		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	313553604			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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