Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78281.015 - Worker is Crushed and Killed by Falling Pipe Fitting

Accident Summary Nr: 78281.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 07/20/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1079829.015	07/21/2015		332812	Vulcan Pipe & Steel Coating, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on July 20, 2015, Employee#1 and two coworkers were applying tape to the sleeves/fittings of steel piping, ranging in size, in a newly constructed building. While Employee #1 and his coworkers were standing in front of a rail system and applying the tape, a forklift operator was unloading the steel piping. Four stacks of piping were to be delivered in total. As the forklift operator was loading the third stack of piping, he inadvertently struck one of the loads causing a 54 inch sleeve/fitting that weighed 2,000 pounds to fall and pin Employee #1 to the ground. Employee #1 died as a result of his injuries that included damage to multiple organs.

Keywords: Crushing, Falling Object, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1079829.015	54	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance

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