Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104396.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is impaled on rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 104396.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306145.015	11/13/2017		238130	United Subcontractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on November 10, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in form work at a multiemployer residential building project. He was working from a ladder when he experienced a cramp in his lower back, followed by numbness in his leg. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 8 feet. As he struck the surface, he thigh was impaled by protruding pieces of unguarded rebar. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture wound to his thigh.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Impaled, Ladder, Puncture, Rebar, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Thigh, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306145.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.