OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221544141

EPP CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

PICKRELL, NE— 2023-03-12T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Concrete, Construction, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Excavator, Falling Object, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Hoisting Mechanism, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Hydraulic Jack, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Pier, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Skull, Struck By
NAICS: 238110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346552193
Employer profile: EPP CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number: 221544141
Report ID: 0728900
Project type: C
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies after being struck in the head by jack part

Investigation abstract

On March 12, 2023, an employee working for a concrete construction company was away from the foundation wall. This allowed the top of the push pier bracket to pivot towards the wall. As the employee applied hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic ram the shear bolt broke. This caused part of the push pier to fly off and strike the employee in the head. The employee sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed and died in hospital. operating a hydraulic push pier system to raise a residential home foundation. One corner of the foundation had settled, and the company was tasked with raising it back up using the hydraulic system. The employee had dug several trenches alongside the foundation and was attempting to install the first push pier into the ground in one trench. The trench he was working in was 7.5 feet deep. The bottom bracket of the push pier was not installed per the manufacturer's instructions. The bracket should have been flush against the bottom corner of the base of the foundation. Instead, it was placed 6 inches

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

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