Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523130 - Employee Get Multiple Fractures from Spinning Pans

Accident Summary Nr: 202523130 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/05/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314999905	10/11/2012	1771	238110	R Z Fierro Concrete Construction Inc

Abstract: On October 5, 2012, Employee #1 of R Z Fierro Concrete Construction Inc., was done using the hydro trowel concrete finisher and needed it to be removed from the recently poured concrete slab. To do this, the hydro trowel operator drives the machine as close to the edge as possible so that it can be lifted off the concrete slab by use of forks on a forklift. Before the finisher was lifted, the operator must stand next to the hydro trowel and apply slight pressure to the gas pedal so that the pans will spin and not stick to the concrete. Employee #1, the operator, was applying slight pressure as it was being lifted and for an unknown reason, they applied an excessive amount of pressure, causing the pans to spin too fast. A pan came unhooked and struck Employee #1 in the ankle. Employee #1 fell backwards striking both his head and fracturing his shoulder.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOULDER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ANKLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314999905			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	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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