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Accident: 96130.015 - Worker Is Struck By Falling Cinder Block And Dies
Accident: 96130.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1237921.015 | 06/06/2017 | Tony Reed Construction, Inc. | |||||
| At 10:00 a.m. on June 6, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction subcontractor, were working at a multiemployer site, constructing a cinder block addition to an existing building. Employee #1 was pushing a wheelbarrow and cleaning the area under and around a scaffold. Coworker #1 was working on the scaffold. Coworker #1 knocked a cinder block from a pallet on the scaffold. The cinder block, which weighed approximately 30 pounds, fell 20 feet, struck Employee #1's head, and broke upon impact. Employee #1 lost consciousness, and a scalp laceration caused significant blood loss. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted, and treatment began, but Employee #1 died. The subsequent investigation determined that the cinderblock struck Employee #1 with a force of 893.7 Newton. | |||||||
Keywords:
struck by, cleaning, concrete block, falling object, masonry wall, scaffold, laceration, head, construction, unsecured
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Other building | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2 | 35 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1237921.015 | 62 | M | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior masonry FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |