A 19-year-old male Hispanic laborer was killed after a 58- x 48- x 5-inch, 1200-pound slab of concrete struck his head. The incident occurred at a residential, northern NJ neighborhood sidewalk. On the day of the incident, a four-member crew was attempting to re-grade the ground beneath a concrete sidewalk. To access the area for grading, the sidewalk slab was connected by a chain to the bucket of a skid-steer loader in order to lift it. According to the crew, the victim had knelt down while the slab was being moved. The slab swung and struck the victim in the head. The victim suffered massive blunt force trauma injuries, including a fractured skull. He died minutes after the injury.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for New Jersey: Laborer Killed after being Struck By a Slab of Concrete that had been Lifted, FACE-12-NJ-021
2013
10 pages
Report
No indication
English
Job Environment , Accident prevention , Safety monitoring , Accident analysis , Accident potential , Injuries , Injury prevention , Traumatic injuries , Safety education , Safety measures , Safety practices , Safety programs , Work analysis , Work environment , Work operations , Work performance , Work practices , Machine operations , Machine operators , Equipment design , Equipment operators , Hoisting equipment , Equipment reliability , Materials handling equipment , Personal protective equipment , Personal protection , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation(FACE)