OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14488696
FOREST ELECTRIC CORP.
NEW YORK, NY·
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)
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#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
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#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
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#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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