Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170208094 - Employee Paralyzed When Struck By Falling Duct Pipe
Accident: 170208094 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/11/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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111825980 | 01/04/1991 | 1731 | Pacific Electric Motors | ||||
At approximately 1:15 p.m. on December 11, 1990, Employee #1 was assigned to work in a basement where partial demolition was underway. He was passing through an unbarricaded area when employees of the general contractor cut loose some air duct piping. Employee #1 was struck by a partially suspended pipe. He was wearing a hard hat, but was left paralyzed from the waist down as a result of the blow. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, paralysis, demolition, work rules, construction, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 111825980 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Electricians |