Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303181218 - Moore'S Plumbing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303181218

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 02/11/2000

Site Address:
Moore'S Plumbing, Inc.
2400 N. Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Mailing Address:
1750 Florida Mango Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/2000

Emphasis: L:Flcare, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 05/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100672716
Referral	200674984	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200672368

Event: 02/10/2000

Employee killed when struck by flying pipe section

Employee #1 had been contracted by City of West Palm Beach, FL, to install the plumbing for a memorial to honor a civil rights leader. He was standing on a pile of dirt about 3 ft high, observing the pressure testing of a section of 3-in.-diameter pipe in the plumbing system. Employee #1 had glued this section together about 18 hours earlier. One hundred pounds of water pressure was applied for approximately 15 minutes when a joint failed, causing a section of the pipe to fly off and strike him in the head and face. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LINE CONNECTOR, HIGH PRESSURE, FLYING OBJECT, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303181218			Fatality	Concussion	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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