Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200641959 - Employee killed when struck by concrete blocks

Accident Summary Nr: 200641959 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303643605	06/08/2001	1795	0	C.R.I. Demolition & Excavation

Abstract: Employee #1 was breaking up concrete to be put in a dumpster. Several concrete blocks, cemented together and held to the overhead deck by fire caulking, fell some 10 to 15 feet, fatally striking him on the head. The area where the accident occurred was not roped off. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat, which did not make any difference, since the blocks weighted approximately 100 pounds collectively and hard hats are only designed to protect the head from a maximum blow of 40 foot pounds of energy.

Keywords: HEAD, DEMOLITION, DUMPSTER, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, CONCRETE BLOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303643605			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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