Pre-Blended Mortar and Grout Delivery Equipment

A pre-blended mortar and grout delivery system utilizes gravity to deliver grout into the masonry wall.


Risks Addressed:

Heavy lifting and carrying and stooped postures can cause low back disorders, such as muscle strain or a disc herniation (“slipped disc”), which is bulging of disc material possibly pressing on the spinal cord or nerves that go into the leg.  Using a pre-blended mortar and grout delivery system decreases the need for workers to manually carry materials and reduces the risk of developing low back and/or hand injuries.


How Risks are Reduced:

The grout hog is a delivery system that relieves the operator from lifting and supporting the weight of grout.  There is no need to manually lift or carry heavy buckets of grout repeatedly.

Bucket handling is eliminated. Because bulks of grout are handled mechanically, with either a forklift or a crane, there is no need to manually lift or carry heavy buckets of grout repeatedly. Masons will not need to lift or carry buckets, thereby reducing the risk for developing a musculoskeletal disorder of the back and shoulders.

High hand forces are eliminated. In grout hoses, a pump is used to push grout up from ground level to the mason's work height. The mason who is directing the hose must therefore exert high hand forces to hold and control the grout hose. Because grout hogs are gravity fed from a height above the mason's work area, the pumping forces are eliminated. The high hand forces required by the mason are eliminated. Grout hogs will also reduce the mason's need to lift the grout hose from the ground.

Availability

EZG Manufacturing
To obtain information, visit Grout Hog Triple Use Masonry or contact 1-800-417-9272