Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309065704 - Midwest Concrete Pumping

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 309065704

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/03/2006

Site Address:
Midwest Concrete Pumping
Lot #2, Indian Lakes Dr.
Lawrence, IN 46226

Mailing Address:
1011 E. Beecher St, P.O. Box 33066, Indianapolis, IN 46203

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/28/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/15/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100990753

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170106959

Event: 03/30/2006

Employee Sustains Fatal Concussion from Percussive Blast

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2006, Employee #1 was working as an operating engineer for Midwest Concrete Pumping. He was cleaning out the pumping system and pipelines of a concrete pumping rig. A column of highly compressed air had become lodged inside the line behind an obstruction. The air pressure eventually forced the obstruction out, producing a violent percussive blast within the immediate vicinity of Employee #1. The blast caused Employee #1 to receive a concussion, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, COMPRESSED AIR, JAMMED, PIPELINE, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309065704			Fatality	Concussion	Operating engineers

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