Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981628 - Employee Killed By Water In Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 201981628 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303149702	11/04/1999	1794	0	Mercury Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to make a repair connection to a 6-in. water line located in an excavation. The closed gate valve came off the end of the water line releasing water under pressure into the excavation. Employee #1 was immediately engulfed in a torrent of water within the confines of the excavation. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, PRESSURE PIPING, VALVE, PRESSURE RELEASE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303149702			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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