Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300862562 - Hose Exploded Hitting Employee in the Chest

Accident Summary Nr: 300862562 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862562	06/23/2003	1771	238110	D & D Laser Screed Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 26, 2002, Employee #1 was struck in the chest by a solid piece of concrete when he was pouring concrete during construction of a second-floor deck area of a two-story building. Employee #1 was leaning over the hose and adjusting a concrete "Dobie" and a length rebar of a Schwing, 28-meter hydraulic pump, Model Number 8PL900 HDR/20, Serial Number 170210780, when the connections of 8 to 10 sections of 4 in. by 13 ft fiber-reinforced rubber concrete pump hose, Part Number: H40FB, burst. The hose sections were rated at 20,000 lbs. burst pressure. Employee #1 was hospitalized for several injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, REBAR, HOSE, EXPLOSION, CONCRETE, HYDRAULIC PUMP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862562			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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