Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116039.015 - Employee is struck by pressurized hose and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 116039.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1399044.015	05/08/2019		236220	Barton Malow Company

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on May 3, 2019, Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by a construction company, were working at the construction site for a commercial building. They were unplugging a concrete pour hose that was hooked up to an air compressor. Employee #1 was standing on the hose and hitting it with a hammer to clear a plug. His coworkers were controlling the air pressure at the compressor. The plug in the rubber hose released, causing the pressurized hose to whip around and strike Employee #1's leg. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of injuries that included a fractured leg.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blunt force trauma, Compressor, Concrete, Concrete Pump, Construction, Fracture, High Pressure, Hose, Leg, Pressure Release, Projectile, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1399044.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause:

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