A pipeline worker\u2019s widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her husband\u2019s employer.<\/p>\n
During Robert McDannell\u2019s attempt to rotate an unsecured, 128-foot-long load with slings attached, a 7,000-pound pipe crashed through the window of his heavy loader,. McDannell, who worked for Precision Pipeline LLC of Louisiana, did not have a protective screen on his excavator cab. As a result, when the load shifted, it came back through the cab window, impaling McDannell.<\/p>\n
The statement of claim filed by McDannell\u2019s widow suggested that Precision Pipeline did not conduct a proper job hazard assessment, as the company did not take into consideration the pipe stability, the existing situation or the location of all involved equipment, nor did it assess the danger of swinging a suspended pipe load in front of McDannell\u2019s cab. In not doing so, the suit alleges that the company caused the death of Mr. McDannell.<\/p>\n
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