Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202656856 - Worker Is Struck by Abrasive Disk from Concrete Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 202656856 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316667724	09/11/2012	1542	236220	Wj Lent Contracting Services

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on August 20, 2012, Employee #1 was working for WJ Lent Contracting Services, a contractor for projects involving nonresidential buildings. It was demolishing a commercial retail building. Employee #1 had worked for the company for approximately three weeks. At the time of the incident, he was working near coworkers. One coworker was operating a Lavina 30G Pro machine. This was a propane-powered, 30-inch (0.76-meter), machine for the planetary grinding, polishing, and burnishing of concrete. Employee #1 was walking toward the coworker to warn him about smoke that was coming from the machine, when its abrasive disk came off the machine, flew out, and struck Employee #1. He sustained a laceration and a fracture of his left leg. Employee #1 was transported to Simi Valley Medical Center, where he was treated for four days. The Division was notified of the accident by WJ Lent Contracting Services at 2:52 p.m. on August 23, 2012. It initiated an inspection on September 11, 2012. Interviews were conducted of Employee #1, his supervisor, and other workers who had been onsite.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ABRASIVE WHEEL, CONCRETE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316667724			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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