Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 102492.015 - Worker is impaled by exposed rebar
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1258319.015 | 08/22/2017 | 238110 | Belfast Valley Contractors, Inc. |
Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on August 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a parking garage. He was involved in reconfiguring components of a shoring system used to brace a newly poured floor. Employee #1 stepped down from a horizontal brace positioned 39 inches from the ground and sat on a piece of exposed Number 5 Rebar that was not covered by a protective cap. The piece of rebar was protruding 41 inches out of the floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for an impalement injury of his right buttock.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | 100 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1258319.015 | 30 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: |