Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201750361 - Employee Died From Asphyxia When Struck By Pipe
Accident: 201750361 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 09/06/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302306022 | 09/09/1998 | 1623 | Sheehan Pipeline Construction Co. | ||||
On September 6, 1998, Employee #1 was fatally struck in the chest by a section of the pipe being moved by an excavator. As a result of improper rigging, the pipe was dropped and it fatally crushed Employee #1. He died of asphyxia. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, rigging, asphyxiated, construction, trench, crushed, excavator, pipe, struck by
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Pipeline | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 302306022 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |