Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 50706.015 - Employee is struck by pipe wrench and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 50706.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 08/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
930841.015	08/12/2013		237120	Ritter Construction Company

Abstract: At 10:00 p.m. on August 11, 2013, Employee #1 placed the jaws of a 60 inch pipe wrench on a 20 foot pipe section that was going to be installed into the preceeding pipe. The pipe wrench was used as a "back-up" to hold the pipe section in place while a boring machine threaded the pipe sections together. As the pipeline was rotated by the boring machine, it became wedged in the bore and then suddenly sprang free, creating a spinning, rotating hazard. Employee #1, who was holding the pipe wrench, was struck on the right side of his head by the flying pipe wrench, crushing his skull, and killing him.

Keywords: Boring Machine, Flying Object, Pipe, Pipe Wrench, Pipeline, Rotating Parts, Skull, Struck By, Threading Machine

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	930841.015	22	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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