OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #892919
FRACTURE,HEAD,CONSTRUCTION,HOSE,CLOGGED,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY
Event description
Employee injured when struck by gate pipe
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was preparing to spread concrete as it was being delivered by a conc rete truck into a Hepi pump. He attempted to unclog the hose at the 3 in. sectio n and found no problems. He then proceeded to unhook the clamp from the gate pip e, which was under approximately 500 psi pressure. The approximately 2 ft long b y 6 in. to 3 in. diameter metal section flew open and struck the employee on the right side of his head. He suffered fractured bones and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 36
- Occupation code
- 553
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 15
- Task assigned
- 1
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