Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 952283 - Employee killed when struck by concrete pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 952283 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 11/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306818352	11/10/2003	1623	237110	Flippo Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 10, 2003, Employee #1 was working in a 26-ft-deep trench. The employer was installing a 20-ft-long and 8-ft-in-diameter concrete pipe, which weighed approximately 54,000 lbs. Employee #1 was standing between the pipe and the solid rock sidewall. The pipe was raised to be repositioned in line with the other pipes. When the pipe was raised, it swung towards Employee #1 and struck him against the side wall. Employee #1 was killed at the scene.

Keywords: WALL, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CONCRETE PIPE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306818352			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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