NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA—2019-01-02

Faddis Concrete Products

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Final narrative

Three concrete panels were placed on dunnage, approximately 6" off the ground in the batch end area of the plant. The dunnage was perpendicular to the panels and approximately 3 feet from each end of the panel. These panels were spaced about 3 to 4 feet apart and were free standing on the dunnage. At 6:40 p.m., an employee was picking up foam pieces in the same area and placing them into a 5-gallon bucket. He bent down to pick up an item about midway down the panel when the second panel from the bay door started to tip as the employee stood up. The panel came down and hit the employee about waist level (front side) and pushed him back into the third panel (closest to bay door). Both panels fell towards the south end of the building and the second panel ended up on top of the employee's right leg. The dunnage acted as a buffer to keep his leg from being fully crushed. He was hospitalized with a broken right tibia and torn right knee ligaments.

Hospitalized Knee(s) and leg(s) Bricks, blocks, structural stone, n.e.c.

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