Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201561669 - Employee Is Killed When Pipe Being Lifted Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201561669 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309170777	07/21/2006	1623	237130	Niels Fugal Sons Co

Abstract: On July 21, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for a contractor primarily engaged in the construction of water and sewer mains, pipelines, and communications and power lines. A 60-foot length of gas pipe 20 inches in diameter was being unloaded by a track hoe from a flatbed trailer. Employee #1 was manning a tagline while the pipe was being lifted and maneuvered. One of the clamps at the end of the pipe disengaged, and the pipe dropped, striking Employee #1. He sustained a fracture in his chest, and he was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOIST, PIPELINE, MECH MAT HANDLING, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309170777			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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