Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925526 - Employee Is Fatally Struck by a Hook

Accident Summary Nr: 201925526 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312928906	08/02/2011	1771	238110	Park Construction Associates, Llc

Abstract: On August 2, 2011, Employee #1, was the driver of a cement truck that was stuck in a hole of loose soil. Employee #2 used a grader and a chain to attempt to pull the cement truck but failed. Employee #2 backed another cement truck up to the front bumper of the stuck cement truck, and connected a 20 feet by 6 inch sling onto a hook at the rear of the truck. The other end of the sling was connected to the front bumper of the stuck truck. Employee #2 of the pulling cement truck drove off without taking the slack out of the sling, causing the hook to break away from the pulling cement truck. The hook traveled approximately 100 feet, fatally striking Employee #1 on the right arm and on the right side of the chest cavity.

Keywords: CHAIN, CHEST, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SLING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312928906			Fatality	Puncture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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