Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 948869 - Employee killed when struck by rotating pipe wrench

Accident Summary Nr: 948869 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 05/29/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301820502	05/29/1998	1623	0	Rts Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 29, 1998, Employee #1 was a 4 ft pipe wrench to remove the starter rod from the end of the boring rods. As he put the wrench on the 2 1/4 in. diameter bore rod, the boring machine operator started turning the bore rods. This caused the wrench to spin around, striking Employee #1 on the top of his head. He was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, PIPE WRENCH, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BORING MACHINE, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301820502			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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