Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96130.015 - Worker is struck by falling cinder block and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 96130.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237921.015	06/06/2017		236115	Tony Reed Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 6, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction subcontractor, were working at a multiemployer site, constructing a cinder block addition to an existing building. Employee #1 was pushing a wheelbarrow and cleaning the area under and around a scaffold. Coworker #1 was working on the scaffold. Coworker #1 knocked a cinder block from a pallet on the scaffold. The cinder block, which weighed approximately 30 pounds, fell 20 feet, struck Employee #1's head, and broke upon impact. Employee #1 lost consciousness, and a scalp laceration caused significant blood loss. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted, and treatment began, but Employee #1 died. The subsequent investigation determined that the cinderblock struck Employee #1 with a force of 893.7 Newton.

Keywords: Cleaning, Concrete Block, Construction, Falling Object, Head, Laceration, Masonry Wall, Scaffold, Struck By, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1237921.015	62	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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