Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14421911 - Employee killed when struck by pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 14421911 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101302453	12/20/1988	1791	0	Kreft Erection, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on December 15, 1988, Employee #1 and the foreman were moving an approximately 10 ft long by 12 in. diameter pipe spout through a 19 in. by 19 in. manhole atop a bin of the east grain elevator. A winch cable was wrapped below the collar of the pipe. Most of the pipe had been pulled through the manhole when a 1 ft long section below the collar became wedged in place. Employee #1 and the foreman were trying to hoist it out with the winch, and as Employee #1 walked around to push it free, the pipe came loose. The collar of the pipe struck him in the head and then the pipe fell on him. Employee #1 sustained severe head injuries, from which he died.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GRAIN BIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101302453			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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