Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201982790 - Employee Struck and Killed by Projectile

Accident Summary Nr: 201982790 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304944648	10/26/2001	1623	0	T.D. Williamson, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an excavation while hydro testing a 24-in. gas pipe line. It is believed that Employee #1 slipped on the gas pipe line, hit the valve that releases the air pressure mixed with water causing the bull plug to dislodge and strike Employee #1 in the forehead. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, GAS, PRESSURE PIPING, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304944648			Fatality	Other	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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