Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353612 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Mortar Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201353612 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818041	07/10/2008	1541	236220	Greenhut Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818058	07/10/2008	1742	238310	Gulf Coast Specialities
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818066	07/10/2008	1731	238210	Sanders Brothers Electric
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818082	07/10/2008	1542	236220	W.R. Johnson, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818090	07/10/2008	1793	238150	Lee'S Glass & Window Works, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818108	07/10/2008	3446	332323	Brownsville Ornamental Iron Works, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311816433	07/10/2008	1741	238140	Miguel Angel Marcelo Martinez
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311818074	07/10/2008	1623	237110	B & H Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2008, Employee #1 was standing on the top portion of the outriggers of the tubular welded scaffold. He was waiting for the operator to bring a grout hog bucket, called a mortar bucket, to fill the concrete wall. The operator of the JCB variable reach forklift, Serial Number SLP508C05E0588187, Model Number 508C, was hoisting the grout hog bucket to Employee #1. The grout hog bucket was not secured to the forks by the safety pin. The bucket slipped off the forks and struck Employee #1's head. He was killed.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD, HEAD, WALL, UNSECURED, SLIP, CONCRETE, OUTRIGGER, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	15		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311818041			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	311818058			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	311818066			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	311818082			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
5	311818090			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
6	311818108			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
7	311816433	Fatality	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
8	311818074			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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