Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101883635 - Harold Baker

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101883635

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 08/14/1986

Site Address:
Harold Baker
3700 Vicksburg Drive
Irondale, AL 35210

Mailing Address:
2025 Samson Rd., Mount Olive, AL 35217

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/08/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360651434

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14349062

Event: 08/08/1986

STRUCK BY FLYING PIECE OF PIPE FROM EXPLOSION

AN AUGUST 8, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STACKING 2 X 2 INCH WOODEN BALCONY PICKETS IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE PRIME CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES HAD STARTED A RUBBISH FIRE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET NORTH OF EMPLOYEE #1'S LOCATION. AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD IN THE FIRE. A PIECE OF GALVANIZED PIPE, ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AND EIGHT FEET, THREE INCHES LONG, WEIGHING SEVENTEEN POUNDS, WAS THROWN FROM THE FIRE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE BACK. THE PIPE PASSED COMPLETELY THROUGH HIS BODY, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, EXPLOSION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101883635			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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