Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920700 - Employee Dies after Being Struck by Hose

Accident Summary Nr: 200920700 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305266587	07/03/2002	1771	0	Simoes Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: On July 3, 2002, Employee #1 was standing next to a concrete pumper truck discharge hose when the hose bucked and struck the knee of a coworker, who then released the hose. The hose whipped violently and struck Employee #1's head. He died in a hospital three days later.

Keywords: CONCRETE PUMP, HEAD, HARD HAT, CONCRETE TRUCK, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305266587			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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