Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202521530 - Pipe Being Loaded Onto Truck Falls and Injures Worker

Accident Summary Nr: 202521530 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314993007	07/26/2011	1623	237110	Preston Pipelines Inc.

Abstract: On June 26, 2011, Employee #1, a 60-year-old male with Preston Pipelines Inc., was loading a 1,500 pound pipe on to a flatbed truck. While pulling it from the front end loader, the pipe rolled and was not stopped by the two-by-four lumber placed in the middle of the truck bed. The pipe knocked Employee #1 to the ground and rolled on top of Employee #1's right side. Employee #1 suffered unspecified fracture injuries to both legs in the event, which required surgery.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, UNSECURED, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLATBED TRUCK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314993007			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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