Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140463.015 - Employee is killed when struck in head by cement truck fins

Accident Summary Nr: 140463.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1559838.015	10/21/2021		327320	Greenville Ready Mix Concrete Products, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee was installing a fabricated plate in a cement truck hopper. The employee placed his head in the spinning truck drum and was struck by the spinning fins inside the drum, killing him.

Keywords: Abrasion, Catch Point, Caught In, Concrete Truck, Confined Space, Contusion, Drum, Engineering Controls, Entry Permit, Fracture, Head, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Pinched, Struck By, Training, Truck, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Warning Sign

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559838.015	33	M	Fatality		Machinery maintenance occupations

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