Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Struck by Concrete Pump Hose

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On June 26, 2008, a carpenter suffered fatal injuries when struck by a concrete pump hose. The 31-year-old victim had worked for the past five years as a carpenter for his employer, a company that performs commercial and institutional building construction. On the day of the incident, the victim was the pour leader working with a crew pouring concrete for the second story floor of a new municipal building. As they were making the pour there was a blockage in the two-section hose. The whip hose was removed and the delivery line was removed from the building and the blockage cleared. The delivery line and the remaining hose with metal fittings on both ends were returned to the building but the whip hose was not reattached. As they attempted to pump, there was another blockage in the hose. The pump truck operator raised the hose up about 5 feet so that he could remove it from the building. He entered the building to warn the carpenters that the hose had pressure in it. As he was walking back to the truck there was an explosive discharge from the hose, causing it to whip. The victim was struck in the head by the metal fitting on the hose. Despite wearing a hard hat, the victim died at the scene of head injuries. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction workers
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Safety
  • Education
  • Training
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051670
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-89-2010, 2010 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: carpenter struck by concrete pump hose
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228784/cdc_228784_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 115.27 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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