Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302069992 - Northwest Pipe Company

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 302069992

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 08/28/1998

Site Address:
Northwest Pipe Company
6030 N. Washington St.
Denver, CO 80201

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3443

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/01/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/08/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360894158

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$49,500	$0	$0	$0	$49,500
Current Penalty	$0	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Willful	5A0001	02/02/1999	10/12/1999	$5,000	$49,500	$0	02/25/1999	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 302069992

Event: 08/28/1998

Pipe rebounds and crushes employee

On August 28, 1998, Employee #1 was working on the west side of a building performing staging operations on the skids in the Cement Lining Department, when he was struck by a 80 in. diameter pipe weighing 20,000 lbs. Employee #1, and another employee who working on the east side of the building, had manually moved this pipe to the north end of the skids, where it "rebounded" off the metal blocks and struck him in the back of the head as he attempted to retrieve another pipe. He was exposed to crushing injuries. No anti-rollback devices were used to prevent the "rebound effect" from occurring.

Keywords: HEAD, BLOCKS, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302069992			Fatality	Concussion	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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