Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170868301 - Concrete Worker Sustains Fracture When Struck in Chest

Accident Summary Nr: 170868301 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125830604	09/06/2005	1771	238110	Sorenson Concrete

Abstract: On August 31, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a concrete or terrazzo finisher for Sorenson Concrete. He was disconnecting a surge chamber attached to a concrete pump truck, when the chamber hit him in the chest. He sustained a fractured sternum and a torn ventricle. He was taken immediately to Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA, where he was hospitalized seven days for his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, CONCRETE FORM WORK, CONCRETE PUMP, FRACTURE, VENTRICLE, CONCRETE TRUCK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125830604			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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