Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200711059 - Employee killed when struck by flying valve and pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 200711059 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302659578	04/07/2000	1623	0	Kenko, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a 7.8 ft deep trench when he was struck and killed by a 46-in.-long, 500-lb butterfly valve and pipe connection. Several factors may have caused the accident: the water valve could have been turned on at a nearby structure; the air release valves could have been closed; the mechanical joints holding the valve onto the pipe may have been loosened by the backhoe; or the water inside the pipe may have had enough force to blow off the valve. The trench was sloped on only one side.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, LINE CONNECTOR, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302659578			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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