Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202545992 - Employee Fractures Hand When Whipped by Plaster Hose

Accident Summary Nr: 202545992 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314866328	11/05/2013	1742	238310	Dcs Plastering Inc

Abstract: At about 3:15 p.m. on September 26, 2013, Employee #1, with Dcs Plastering Inc., was working from a scaffold, while two coworkers were in the process of disconnecting blocked plaster hoses. First, one coworker opened the side locking levers of the coupling that jointed two hoses together, while the other coworker tapped the coupling with a hammer. Second, Employee #1 slowly separated the hose by pulling it. As the hose was separating, the pressurized hose whipped; it struck Employee #1's hand. The contributing factors were pressurized hoses were not completely released prior to disconnecting and no specific procedures existed for disconnecting pressurized hoses for cleaning/unclogging operations. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured right hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, HOSE, CLOGGED, STRUCK BY, DISCONNECTING MEANS, PROCESS SAFETY, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314866328			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.