Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074571 - Employee killed when struck by pneumatic bag

Accident Summary Nr: 202074571 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303929939	08/18/2000	1623	0	Danis Environmental Industries, Inc.

Abstract: On August 18, 2000, construction employees entered a manhole at the wastewater treatment facility to locate a leak in a newly constructed wastewater transport pipeline, approximately 230 feet in length and 42 inches in diameter. While pressurizing the pipeline, a pneumatic plug, which sealed the pipe, dislodged and shot from the pipe into the manhole. It struck Employee #1, who suffered multiple blunt trauma injuries and was pronounced dead at the site by the responding Emergency Medical Service agency.

Keywords: LEAK, PIPELINE, PLUMBING, STRUCK BY, MANHOLE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303929939			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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