Worker killed by blast of high-pressure water

May 16, 2012 by Fred Hosier

Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views

A plumber working at a high school was killed in a freak incident when he was hit by a stream of highly pressurized water.

Chad Unverzagt, 55, of Hoosier A-1 Sanitary Sewer Service, had been called to a high school in New Castle, IN, for a sewage problem.

Unverzagt lost a massive amount of blood from a neck wound. Emergency responders believe the plumber was hit in the neck by the high-pressure stream of water.

He was rushed to a hospital in Indianapolis where he was pronounced dead.

A school maintenance worker who was assisting Unverzagt wasn’t injured.

Indiana OSHA will investigate.

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