Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80562.015 - Employee is struck by steel coupler and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80562.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 10/23/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1101265.015	10/23/2015		238220	O'Sullivan Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on October 23, 2015, a 38 year old male employee was assembling, installing and testing the coupling of a heavy steel piping in a pressure release valve room. The employee was alone at the time of the incident. It appears, that the employee possibly struck the existing assembled piping with the framing of the scissor lift, from which the employee was working in to raise himself to the work zone, causing the piping to break away. The employee was struck on the head by the steel coupling from the piping assembly and was killed.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Elevated Work Platform, Equipment Operator, Head, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	40	400	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1101265.015	38	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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