Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200966521 - Employee's head lacerated when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200966521 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 04/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303217012	04/12/2000	1741	0	Concrete & Masonry Services, Inc.

Abstract: On April 5, 2000, Employee #1 and several coworkers, of James King Concrete and Masonry Services, Inc., (aka CMSI), were working on the 1,600 sq ft garage under construction at the home of the company's owner. A Merit concrete truck was backing into the northeast overhead door opening, directed by a CMSI coworker who was standing behind the truck on the passenger side. The loading hopper on top of the concrete truck struck the lintel of the overhead door, causing the entire front wall to collapse. Employee #1 and six coworkers were in the building floating or pulling concrete when the wall fell. They scrambled out of the way, but Employee #1 was unable to clear the falling wall and was struck on the back of the head. He sustained a head laceration and was helped out of the building by coworkers, who called Emergency Services. Employee #1 was flown to PRMC, where his laceration was closed with 13 staples; he was released later that day. The garage had been under construction sporadically for approximately one year, as time permitted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, WALL, UNSECURED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303217012			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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