Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170106959 - Employee Sustains Fatal Concussion from Percussive Blast

Accident Summary Nr: 170106959 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 03/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309065704	04/03/2006	1771	238990	Midwest Concrete Pumping

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		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	309065704			Fatality	Concussion	Operating engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Bituminous concrete placement Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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