OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #677203
RAMCRETE INC.
CINCINNATI, OH·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED; STRUCK BY BOOM AND FELL 4 FEET
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON AN UPPER LEVEL DIRECTING CONCRETE PLACEMENT. ONE OF T HE OUTRIGGERS ON THE CONCRETE PUMP TRUCK WENT THROUGH THE SURFACE UPON WHICH IT WAS RESTING, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE MATERIAL HAD BEEN EX CEEDED. THE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE BOOM OR BOOM HOSE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYE E #1 WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM THE FALLING BOOM AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL 4 FEET TO A LO WER LEVEL.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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