OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221599012

BRADFORD CONTRACTORS, LLC

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI— 2023-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bolt, Construction, Flying Object, Head, High Blood Pressure, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Installing, Metal Pipe, Pipe, Plumbing, Removing, Struck By, Torso, Water Pipe
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346975253
Employer profile: BRADFORD CONTRACTORS, LLC
Summary number: 221599012
Report ID: 0523400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: P

Event description

Employee dies when struck by water main cap projectile

Investigation abstract

At 2:55 p.m. on September 13, 2023, an employee working as a pipefitter for a water and sewer line installer was preparing to remove a 24-inch steel cap off of the end of a 24-inch water main. The employee was loosening the bolts that held it the cap in place when the cap flew off propelled by water pressure. The cap struck the employee causing blunt force trauma to his head and body, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
557

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