OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278410
THE CONNECTICUT WATER COMPANY
ELLINGTON, CT·
Event description
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY HEAVY PIPE WHICH FELL OFF TRUCK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A TRUCK LOADED WITH STEEL PIPE S, EACH 16 FEET LONG AND 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING ABOUT 900 POUNDS. THE T RUCK DRIVER, STANDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOAD, CUT THE METAL STRAPS AND RE LEASED THE CHAIN BINDERS WHICH HELD THE LOAD OF PIPES. THE FRONT BUNDLE, WHICH W AS NOT PROPERLY CHOCKED, ROLLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY THE PIPES AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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