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Accident: 108704.015 - Employee Injures Head When Struck By Pressurized Concrete Pu
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1336049.015 | 07/30/2018 | Florida Concrete Unlimited, Inc. |
At 12:00 p.m. on July 30, 2018, an employee was working to clear concrete from a concrete hose by blowing it back using pneumatic pressure from an air compresso r. The employee failed to properly tighten the metal blow-back clamp. When the p neumatic pressure was applied to the hose, the clamp broke free and the hose whi pped around and struck the employee's head, which was not protected. The employe e received an unspecified head injury and was hospitalized.
Keywords:
cleaning, compressed air, compressor, concrete pump, hard hat, head, hose, ppe, pneumatic, struck by
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1336049.015 | 42 | M | Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: |