OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777953
BROWN PLUMBING
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT·
Event description
Employees injured by falling pipe
Investigation abstract
Five employees were swinging a 1,200 lb, 40 ft by 8 in. diameter pipe suspended by a manual chain hoist. They were attempting to clear some scaffolding that had been assembled over one end of the pipe. The chain host had been attached to a short 2 in. diameter pipe straddling two girders above. The swinging motion made the short pipe slip off one of the girders, dropping the large pipe 4 ft to the ground. Three of Employee #1's toes were broken and Employee #2's leg was bruis ed.
Victims (3)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 23
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- 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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