Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773430 - Employee injured after being struck by cinder block

Accident Summary Nr: 200773430 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306101650	05/25/2004	1751	238130	New Place Construction

Abstract: On May 25, 2004, Employee #1 was working for New Place Construction on a worksite where another company, Northeast Masonry, was also working. An employee from Northeast Masonry was carrying a cinder block on a tubular welded scaffold and lost his grip. Employee #1 was working in the proximity below. The block hit the platform of the scaffold and bounced between the toe board and the midrail and hit Employee #1 in the back of the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The employee was wearing a hardhat but was still injured when struck by the cinder block.

Keywords: HEAD, BLOCKS, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306101650			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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