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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488696

HEAD,UNSECURED,SLIP,PIPE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,UNSECURED,SLIP,PIPE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14488696
Report ID
215000

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING PIECE OF PIPE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A BUILDING BASEMENT STAGING CONDUIT PIPE. A WATER PIP E, 40 FEET LONG AND 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WAS BEING LIFTED UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR THROUGH A PIPE HOLE. A 1 1/2 TON CHAIN HOIST WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE PIPE. T HE PIPE SLIPPED FROM THE THE HOIST CONNECTOR AND FELL BACK TO THE BASEMENT. AFTE R FALLING 8 TO 10 FEET IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE HEAD AND KILLED HIM.

Victims (3)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    3
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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