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Inspection: 122676687 - Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh

Nr: 122676687	Report ID: 0317500	Open Date: 02/08/1996

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Majorsville Field Office West Finley, PA 15377		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 4923/Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution
Mailing: P.O. Box 496, Washington, PA 15301

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	02/08/1996
		Close Case:	04/30/1996

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	361834112

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
	1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	04/12/1996	04/17/1996	$6,300	$4,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement
Deleted	2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	04/12/1996	04/17/1996	$4,250	$4,250	$0		I - Informal Settlement

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14241939		Event: 02/07/1996	Employee Killed When His Head Crushed By Falling Pipe
Employee #1 was looking for a leak under a 38 ft long, approximately 1,520 lb pipe. The pipe, which was elevated on wooden blocks, was unsecured. When air pressure was added to one of the capped ends, the cap at the other end came off, causing the pressurized pipe to jump forward. The blocks of wood flew up in the air and struck Employee #1 on the head. The falling pipe landed on him. Employee #1 was killed.
Keywords: head, unsecured, blocks, crushed, high pressure, pipe, struck by, falling object
1	122676687		Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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