Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311363469 - Maverick Tube, L.P.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 311363469

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 03/14/2008

Site Address:
Maverick Tube, L.P.
5050 North County Rd. 967
Blytheville, AR 72315

Mailing Address:
P O Box 248, Armorel, AR 72310

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3547

NAICS: 333516/Rolling Mill Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: L:Fall, S:Crushed-By, S:Fall From Height, S:Struck-By

Case Closed: 08/21/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100264746

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200263390

Event: 03/14/2008

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Pipe

On March 14, 2008, Employee #1 was signaling to a loader operator, while on a metal ladder that was attached near the top of a movable "back-stop", above the ground and adjacent to a railcar that was being loaded with pipe at a shipping yard. The rail car was being loaded with the top layer, consisting of nine pipes that weighed approximately 1,500 pounds each. The nine pipes were being placed over a banded stack of pipe previously loaded into the railcar, using a forklift equipped with a fork device that clamped and secured them. The pipes were lifted above the existing stack of pipes on the railcar, the fork apparatus was tilted down, and the clamp was released. The nine pipes unexpectedly rolled across the stack of pipes, instead of settling in between them, and struck the "back-stop", which was not adequately secured into place. This knocked Employee #1 from the ladder. The retractable lifeline attached to Employee #1 locked, but he was slammed into the railcar by at least one section of the falling pipe. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, SIGNALMAN, UNSECURED, LADDER, RAILROAD CAR, STRUCK AGAINST, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311363469			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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