Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 102482.015 - Employee Falls And Leg Is Impaled On Rebar

**Accident: 102482.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/22/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1289811.015	01/25/2018		River City Construction, L.L.C.

At 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction compa ny, was working at a water treatment plant. He was working at elevation and str ipping forms from cured concrete when he fell, a fall height of 14 feet. As Emp loyee #1 struck the ground, his right leg was impaled by reinforcing steel rebar . Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospit al. He was admitted and treated for the impalement puncture wound.

Keywords: concrete form work, construction, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, impaled, lanyard, leg, puncture, rebar

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1289811.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	FallDist: 14 FallHt: Cause: Stripping and curing concrete FatCause:

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