Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202081352 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Pipe Falling Off Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 202081352 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316477090	03/27/2012	5074	423720	Hd Supply Waterworks, Limited Partnership

Abstract: On March 27, 2012, Employee #1 was positioning plumbing materials on the back of a flatbed trailer, and he fell 52 inches to the asphalt and struck his head. Immediately following his fall, a 20 foot piece of 6-inch casing pipe, weighing approximately 420 pounds, fell from the truck and struck him in the abdomen, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ABDOMEN, FALL, PIPE, PLUMBING, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316477090			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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