Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102482.015 - Employee falls and leg is impaled on rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 102482.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1289811.015	01/25/2018		237110	River City Construction, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a water treatment plant. He was working at elevation and stripping forms from cured concrete when he fell, a fall height of 14 feet. As Employee #1 struck the ground, his right leg was impaled by reinforcing steel rebar. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1289811.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause:

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