Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981370 - Employee Fell From Ladder And Was Struck By A 4-in Iron Pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201981370 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301440657	03/22/1999	1711	0	Tek Star Plumbing & Mechanical

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a 6-ft step ladder installing a 21-ft-long section of 4 in. iron gas pipe in the overhead ceiling support braces at a jobsite. A lag screw anchor used to secure the brace to the ceiling was improperly installed which caused the brace to fail. Both Employee #1 and the pipe fell to the ground. Employee #1 held onto the pipe as it fell and upon impact the pipe struck Employee #1 in the face killing him.

Keywords: ANCHOR, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301440657			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	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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