Incident date: 2019-02-07
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was standing on the top of concrete forms, which were part of the setup for the basement walls of a new house under construction. The employee was directing the flow of concrete into the forms. The hose from the concrete pumper truck moved unexpectedly as a result of a clog in the hose and knocked the employee to the ground in the interior of the basement. The employee suffered minor vertebrae fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate