Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100178.015 - Worker's head is caught between rebar and beam and is injure

Accident Summary Nr: 100178.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 08/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253160.015	08/08/2017		238110	Schnabel Foundation Company

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a structural engineering company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a commercial building. He was cutting tiebacks in preparation for removing the shoring system. After he cut one particular tieback, the shoring system shifted, which caused the tieback to shift and make contact with a vertical 5-foot long piece of rebar protruding from the concrete foundation floor. Employee #1's head became pinned between the rebar and a support beam. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Beam, Caught Between, Construction, Head, Pinned, Rebar, Shoring, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1253160.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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