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Accident: 94441.015 - Employee Is Struck And Killed By Falling Pipe From Truck
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1222243.015 | 03/31/2017 | U.S. Pipeline, Inc. |
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 30, 2017, Employee #1, a laborer, was strapp ing down a 30-inch diameter by 49 foot long steel pipe bore casing, weighing app roximately 12,000 pounds onto a flatbed trailer. He was attempting to install a strap to secure the pipe on the flatbed trailer. The pipe casing was connected to an excavator with a 16 foot sling and was in the center of the trailer suppo rted by a combination of metal and wood cross bars. Dunnage was not used to stab ilize the pipe and it fell off of the trailer onto Employee #1. Employee #1s h ips and lower back were crushed and he was killed.
Keywords:
back, chock, crane, crushing, excavator, falling object, pipe, rib, rigging
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Other | $20,000,000 and over | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1222243.015 | 57 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause: |