Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202344008 - Employee Struck By Trowel

Accident Summary Nr: 202344008 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 10/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307104851	10/13/2003	1771	238110	T.L. Sexton Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2003, Employee #1 was assigned to finish the concrete slab that had been poured for the garage area of a single-family home. Employee #1 was operating a 46 in. walk behind powered concrete trowel when he went to cut the trowel off so he could switch take it to another work areas. Employee #1 thought that he cut the machine off so he let go of the trowel and started to walk away. The trowel swung around and struck Employee #1 in the left side around the bottom of his ribs. Employee #1 grabbed the trowel and cut it off. After having trouble breathing, Employee #1 walked to a stack of plywood next to the foundation and tried to call emergency personnel. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307104851			Hospitalized injury	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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