Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103683.015 - Employee is injured when struck by falling rebar wall

Accident Summary Nr: 103683.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1300058.015	03/07/2018		238120	Martinez Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on March 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a steel construction company, was working at a multiemployer heavy construction building project. He was preparing to climb up a reinforcing steel wall that was being hoisted by a non-rated spreader bar. The rigging failed, and the steel wall fell onto Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for serious back and leg injuries.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Falling Object, Hoist, Leg, Rigging, Spreader Bar, Steel Erection, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1300058.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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