Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 520304 - Employee killed when struck by boom on concrete pump truck

Accident Summary Nr: 520304 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301178968	11/07/1997	1771	0	Cornerstone Concrete, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 6, 1997, Employee #1 was underneath the extended boom of a concrete pump truck during the pouring of a foundation. The truck was parked on asphalt near the vertical edge of a 6 ft excavation. The ground underneath the asphalt sloughed off, and the asphalt buckled under the weight of the outriggers. One of the outriggers sank, causing the boom to strike Employee #1. He was killed.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, EXCAVATION, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, TRUCK BOOM, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301178968			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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