Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 28575.015 - Employee is struck and killed by broken pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 28575.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 03/23/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
283460.015	03/23/2012		561720	Burton Hydro-Vac

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 23, 2012, an employee was manning the vacuum truck hose to remove water that might accumulate in a trench when a deluge pipe was being cut. When the deluge pipe was cut at the the base, the pipe tore away from a threaded connection at the top of the tank and fell, striking the vacuum truck operator in the head. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma to the head.

Keywords: Pressure Piping, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000		18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	283460.015	65	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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