Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3327350 - William H. White Jr., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Richmond (Regional Office) - Safety 0355111

Inspection Nr: 3327350

Report ID: 0355111

Date Opened: 06/12/1985

Site Address:
William H. White Jr., Inc.
6th Street Market Place Between 6th And 7th Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Mailing Address:
1800 Roseneath Rd., Richmond, VA 23220

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/24/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/24/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360604680

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14444483

Event: 06/12/1985

Employee struck and killed by falling pipe

Employee #1 was cutting the metal bands from a bundle of 6 and 10 in. diameter, 21 ft long black steel pipes loaded on a truck. He was standing atop the bundle and had just cut the last of the four bands when the pipes started to roll. He lost his footing, fell to the ground, and was then struck by two or three pipes as they came off the truck. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and was killed. Causal factors for this accident include Employee #1 cutting the bands from the bundles while they were still loaded on the truck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3327350			Fatality	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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