Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262848 - Employee Dies after Pressurized Pipe Failure

Accident Summary Nr: 200262848 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309946341	05/04/2006	1711	238910	Klaasmeyer Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On May 3, 2006, Employee #1 was in a trench (approximately 37 in. deep and 44 to 46 in. wide), digging dirt from around a 10-in.-diameter PVC water pipeline to locate a water leak. The pipeline was pressurized to approximately 125-130 psi with compressed air. When a section of the pipe failed, Employee #1 was blown from the trench onto the upper ground surface approximately 24 ft. away. He died in an ambulance, while being transported to a nearby hospital.

Keywords: LEAK, AIR PRESSURE, EXCAVATION, REPAIR, TRENCH, ABRASION, PIPELINE, PIPE, PRESSURE RELEASE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309946341			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Other

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