Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077715 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Pipe Plug

Accident Summary Nr: 202077715 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 09/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310473525	09/14/2006	1623	237110	B.R.S., Inc.

Abstract: On September 14, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker entered a newly constructed manhole approximately 10 feet 8 inches deep. While they inflated the pipeline, a pneumatic plug which sealed the pipe, dislodged and shot from the pipe. The plug struck Employee #1 and caused blunt trauma injuries. He was hospitalized with contusions.

Keywords: PIPE PLUG, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, MANHOLE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310473525			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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