Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202523338 - Employee Is Crushed And Killed When Concrete Slab Falls
Accident: 202523338 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/29/2013 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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316697143 | 01/29/2013 | 1799 | Express Chipping, Inc. | ||||
On January 29, 2013, Employee #1, with Express Chipping, Inc., was working inside of a Cement Truck Hopper, chipping away the concrete that had solidified. Employee #1 was chipping the hardened concrete when a slab of concrete (approximately 1200 pounds) fell and pinned Employee #1 against one of the fins/vanes inside of the hopper. Employee #1 was crushed and died of Positional Asphyxiation. The Fire Department was called, and the Fire Department moved the concrete slab. Paramedics declared Employee #1 was dead. | |||||||
Keywords:
concrete slab, asphyxiated, concrete truck, pinned, concrete beam, caught between, hopper
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other heavy construction | Other | Under $50,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 316697143 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction |