Download high quality version here: bit.ly Trapped air can compress to hundreds of pounds per square inch of pressure inside a pumper hose. Its release can cause a hose to whip violently.
Concrete pump hose whips, killing worker
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@kawachopp Could have been a form.
And a hardhat would have helped too.
@kawachopp good spotting , tidyness on a site saves more accos than all other rules . safety helmets increaded injuries as it impairs vision from above etc , frank rock effects
poor guy R.I.P and they violated several regulations and poor guy didnt wear his safety equipment either he may have still been here :[
@The0Burger0King
Use a car fanbelt to hold the end of the hose after kinking it. Works a treat.
The pump was being used to obviously do the whole house. Driveways etc. Besides, the concrete pump is a concretors favorite friend. Wheelbarrows are for the 1950s.
My cousin got one to his back and he was out for a year or even more
@MrKabDrivr I agree with you that it is unfortunate, but the hose is not to blame, but inexperience. having the equipment is efficient with relation to time consumption and saving on manual labour. On site we use these day in and day out but all the work force are competently trained and we haven’t had an accident with the pump!
@MrKabDrivr yeah, thats why a good worker always uses the right tools for the job, not just what works, or even if it seems to work better.
The worker died because he had no helmet to protect his head!
@MrKabDrivr good point but in the west they automatically pump everything. Weve got a pump to come in only to pour 2 4×4 foot pads. Think it has to do with people not wanting concrete trucks driving up on curbs n sidewalks
@WGBIV yes he did
Hose plugs are a very scary and unfortunate part of the business and the doub
My neighboor was a very experienced floorer, after 35 years doing that (with a stationary mushroom) an accident alike this happened also. the hose smashed into his lower body and splintered his leg. The man in this clip just had a major portion of bad luck. These things happen daily, when you work with it daily it increases the chance on an accident severly. Has nothing to do with inexperience or stupidity. Helmet would have solved it though.
The pump wasnt the cause of his death , it was the 2×10 board that he hit his head on when he fell down , someone should have cleaned up the job site
can i get the name of the company cause i hear they might be hiring.
Did he die?
they make hard hats for a reason, stupidity kills you in this game
are there no industrial sized whip restraints made for large pump hoses like that?…i know there are air and water lines just hella smaller
@rkent
@MrKabDrivr
It looks like they were pouring several slabs and sidewalks around the house, and with the boom they can get the cement to all sides of the house quickly.
This looks like it is in a new sub-division project, so they probably had a large cement crew, and were doing several houses that day. By speeding up the concrete delivery, they can reduce workers and get more poured in a day.
Or maybe they just were lazy!
I would use a boom pump if I were doing that!
Where’s the helmet?
Didn’t know that could happen. That is horrible…
Pumps, hose and whip… oh, wrong video.
pumps are always more cost efficient compared to labour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone asked the same question I had in mind: why were they using a pump to pour that slab? From what I can see, the site was accessible for a buggy (motorized or not) or heck: even a friggin’ wheebarrow would’ve done the job… Yeah, it’s a bitch to haul, but much safer! A small slab like this didn’t require the use of the pump… Poor fellow… Just doin’ his job, and never gets to go home… That sucks… And all this just to save what? A few minutes?…
wow…i didn’t realize the danger, in the profession … just seen a guy selling a Schwing P88 Concrete pump & equipment & thought i’d watch a couple videos on the trade. glade i seen this vid…thanks for sharing!