Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202614038 - Employee Is Shocked by Concrete Compactor

Accident Summary Nr: 202614038 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 07/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315428755	07/19/2011	1542	236220	Hoffman Structures Inc

Abstract: On July 19, 2011, Employee #1 was working for his employer, a construction contracting company. Employee #1 was assigned to compact concrete into a column using a concrete compactor. The concrete compactor shocked Employee #1, and he fell from the top of the column. Employee #1 was wearing fall protection, and his fall was stopped before he hit the ground below.

Keywords: SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCRETE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4	120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315428755			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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