Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108067.015 - Employee falls into hole and is impaled on rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 108067.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336743.015	07/30/2018		236220	Arrow Civil, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 26, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in forming work for a multifamily residential building. Employee #1 was helping his coworker cut rebar in a hole. Employee #1 exited the hole, lost his footing, and fell back into the hole. He landed on a piece of uncapped rebar and was impaled through his abdomen. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the impalement.

Keywords: Abdomen, Cover, Cutting, Fall, Fall Protection, Impaled, Lost Balance, Rebar, Residential Construction, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1336743.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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