OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520720

CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1987-03-24T10:00:00

Event: CRUSHED,PIPE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14520720
Report ID: 524530

Event description

CRUSHED BY FALLING PIPE SECTIONS

Investigation abstract

ON MARCH 24, 1987, AT 10 AM, EMPLOYEE #1, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LEG OF A TWO-LEG WIRE ROPE SLING, CROSSED UNDER A 5/8 INCH ROLLED STEEL PIPE. THE PIPE WA S TACK WELDED, USING EIGHT SECTIONS, INTO A 50 FOOT LONG PIPE. THE DIAMETER OF T HE PIPE WAS 54 INCHES. AS EMPLOYEE #1 PASSED UNDER THE PIPE, TACK WELDS ON 2 SEC TIONS FAILED AND THE PIPE SECTIONS FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE #1.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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