OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221658594
TRI-STATE COMPRESSOR SERVICE
FORT PAYNE, AL·
Event description
Employee dies when struck in head by piping debris
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 a.m. on March 7, 2024, an employee was working near cast iron piping that burst, causing the employee to be struck in the head by piping debris. The employee was transported by EMS to a local hospital, then med-flighted to a larger facility, where he died 11 days later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Event type
- 14
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