OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404635

GREENVILLE READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.

SMITHFIELD, RI· 2021-10-21T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Catch Point, Caught In, Concrete Truck, Confined Space, Contusion, Drum, Engineering Controls, Entry Permit, Fracture, Head, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Pinched, Struck By, Training, Truck, Unauthorized, Unauthorized Entry, Warning Sign
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345598387
Employer profile: GREENVILLE READY MIX CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.
Summary number: 221404635
Report ID: 0112300

Event description

Employee is killed when struck in head by cement truck fins

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee was installing a fabricated plate in a cement truck hopper. The employee placed his head in the spinning truck drum and was struck by the spinning fins inside the drum, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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