Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69869.015 - Worker is killed when crushed by moving pipe layer.

Accident Summary Nr: 69869.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 01/10/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1017249.015	01/10/2015		237120	Snelson Companies, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on January 10, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a pipeline construction services company, was engaged in laying pipe. He was operating a Caterpillar 572H Pipe Layer. He started up the Caterpillar and then stood on one of the vehicle's tracks. The vehicle began to roll backwards down a slope. Employee #1 was pulled feet first under the side boom frame extending over the track. He was pulled into a 6-inch clearance up to his waist. Employee #1 was killed when his internal organs were crushed. This fatality was investigated by West Virginia OSHA.

Keywords: Boom, Caught In, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1017249.015	57	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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