OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262281

LOUISVILLE WATER CO

LOUISVILLE, KY— 1984-11-09T00:00:00

Event: PIPELINE, VALVE, BUTTERFLY VALVE, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18624536
Employer profile: LOUISVILLE WATER CO
Summary number: 14262281
Report ID: 452110

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY SWINGING PIPE VALVE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES TO WEDGE AND BRACE A BUTTER FLY WATER LINE VALVE. AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PREPARING TO DRIVE IN THE WEDGE, THE SL IP JOINT HOLDING THE VALVE ASSEMBLY CAME OFF. THIS ALLOWED THE VALVE TO SWING FR EE AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #1 AND THE OTHER WORKERS HAD ALSO INCREASED THE TENSION ON THE VALVE, WHICH WAS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A CHAIN CHOKER.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
24

Occupation code
557

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1

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