Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201521036 - Employee Injured While Sandblasting

Accident Summary Nr: 201521036 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 11/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123305336	11/21/2000	1721	0	Blast All, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing tires on a dust unit when the foreman approached him and told him that he needed him to perform some sandblasting. Employee #1 informed him that he had never performed sandblasting and has never been trained. The foreman and the vice president of the company told Employee #1 that he must sandblast or leave the jobsite. Employee #1 began sandblasting the underside of the trailer around the rear wheel area on the passenger side. Employee #1 was crawling on the ground with the hose of the sandblaster underneath him. He was moving from the rear of the trailer to the front. While crawling, the machine activated. Employee #1 got up as fast as he could and exited out the passenger side of the trailer. While attempting to get out, the hose continued operating and caught him in the legs. Employee #1 sustained contusions to his legs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, CAUGHT BY, HOSE, TRAILER, SANDBLASTING, CONTUSION, LEG, TIRE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123305336			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Other

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