Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200040798 - PVC Pipe Strikes And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200040798 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 12/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307121442	01/20/2004	1781	237110	Western Dewatering

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on December 31, 2003, Employee #1 was working with the backhoe operator to pull four-inch water inner piping from a well that was suspected of malfunctioning. After pulling the piping approximately 20 ft to 25 ft out of the ground, Employee #1 reconnected the pipe holding tool to the water line for the next pull on the water line. The connection of the PVC pipe that was screwed to black poly vinyl pipe snapped and the end of the 20-ft to 25-ft section of pipe hit Employee #1 in the right side of his back breaking four ribs. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIB, PIPE, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307121442			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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