Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119244.015 - Employee injures head when struck by pressurized fitting

Accident Summary Nr: 119244.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1425781.015	08/15/2019		238110	Liberty Conshor, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 9, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a concrete construction company, was working at the site of a new 15-story multifamily residential building. He was using compressed air to clean a concrete pipeline. As he attempted to disengage the fitting of the air hose reducer, which was still under pressure, the reducer struck the employee's forehead just below his hard hat. The employee required hospitalization and treatment of a concussion, a brain bleed, and a forehead laceration.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain Bleed, Cleaning, Concrete Pipe, Concussion, Fitting, Forehead, Head, Hemorrhage, High Pressure Pipe, Laceration, Maintenance, Pipeline, Projectile, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1425781.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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