Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202349684 - Employee is injured when caught between pipes

Accident Summary Nr: 202349684 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306826678	08/15/2003	1623	237110	Richard F. Kline, Inc.

Abstract: On August 14, 2003, Employee #1 was in an excavation near one end of a section of 8-in. water pipe as it was being shifted to remove it from the excavation to correct its length. The pipe had been hoisted and shifted by an excavator bucket equipped with a chain with hooks. The chain was rigged through a synthetic web sling which was then wrapped around the center of the pipe section. When the pipe broke free from the connection on the end opposite Employee #1, his left knee became caught between the pipe being shifted and an existing gas line, causing torn ligaments and contusions.

Keywords: CHAIN, KNEE, EXCAVATION, HOIST, CAUGHT BETWEEN, EXCAVATOR, PIPE, CONTUSION, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306826678			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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