Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572278 - Employee dies when struck by pressurized pipe cap and falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201572278 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303675847	03/08/2001	1711	0	Rk Mechanical

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a scissor lift located in the basement of a building under construction near an 8-in. water pipe. A pipe testing cage was on the line and had been pressurized for approximately 6 hours. Employee #1 was struck in the head when the pipe testing cape dislodged from the pressure. The force threw him over the guardrail of the scissor lift and he fell approximately 20 ft and died.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PRESSURE PIPING, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	10		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303675847			Fatality	Concussion	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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