Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202338299 - Employee crushed by steel pipe when load shifted

Accident Summary Nr: 202338299 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/08/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306686064	05/08/2003	1623	237110	Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated

Abstract: On May 8, 2003, Employee #1 was crushed by a steel pipe, 40 foot long by 42 inches in diameter. There were four pipes, stacked two high on the flat bed trailer to unload. The excavator was lifting one of the pipes off while some employees were rigging the next one from the opposite side. When the weight of the pipe was lifted, the load shifted, which caused the trailer to tilt to the opposite side. The remaining pipes were not secured, so the top pipe started to roll. It rolled off the trailer, landing on and fatally crushing Employee #1.

Keywords: STEEL TUBE, UNSECURED, LOAD SHIFT, TORSO, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306686064			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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