Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 790519 - Employee killed when struck by high pressure water

Accident Summary Nr: 790519 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 09/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124771155	09/12/1995	9999	0	Pacific States Industrial Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 a.m. on September 12, 1995 at the Boise Cascade plant in St. Helens, OR, a private contractor supervisor was cleaning the inside of an 8 in. valve that was lying on the ground. He was using a mole, a high pressure (8,000 psi) 1 in. flexible steel self-propelled water line normally used to clear pipe. The end (mole) of the line whipped, causing water to lacerate Employee #1's neck and chest. He died immediately at the scene.

Keywords: CLEANING, LACERATION, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, SELF-PROPELLED, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124771155			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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