Accident Report Detail

Accident: 42762.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Pipe And Is Killed

**Accident: 42762.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 03/22/2013**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
898317.015	03/25/2013		Hesse Industrial Sales

At 9:30 a.m. on March 22, 2013, Employee #1 was repositioning a 24 inch steel pi pe, measuring 21 feet long, using an overhead crane/hoist and sling. While rais ing the pipe, the sling strap broke and the steel pipe fell to the concrete floo r. As the pipe bounced on the floor, it struck the employee in the face, causing him to fall onto his back and strike his head against the concrete floor, killi ng him.

Keywords: concrete slab, crane, falling object, head, hoist, pipe, sling, steel, struck by, suspended load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	898317.015	41	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA