Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1351298.015 - North American Directional

Inspection Information - Office: Pittsburgh

Nr: 1351298.015	Report ID: 0317500	Open Date: 10/04/2018

North American Directional
716 Adams Avenue Mineral Point, PA 15942		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Mailing: 130 Meadow Ridge Road, Mount Morris, PA 15349

Inspection Type:	Fat/Cat
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	10/04/2018
		Close Case:	04/03/2019

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	1388748

Case Status: CLOSED

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 109788.015		Event: 10/04/2018	Employee Is Killed When Struck By Pipes
At 8:30 a.m. on October 4, 2018, an employee was "breaking" horizontal drilling rods using a 40 inch wrench and told his coworker to push 6 inches of pipe. The employee was struck in the forehead when the wrench spun as the pipe moved, killing him.
Keywords: pipe, forehead, drill pipe, struck by, wrench
1	1351298.015		Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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