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Accident: 110137.015 - Three Employees Are Injured In Collapse Of Rebar Columns
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1353829.015 | 10/17/2018 | Queens Land Builder Inc. |
At 9:00 a.m. on October 17, 2018, Employees #1, #2, and #3, laborers employed by a construction company, were working on the first above-ground level of a three -story mixed-use building that was being constructed. They were climbing betwee n two reinforcing steel support columns (rebar columns) that were connected by h orizontal rebar when the columns collapsed. The three employees were pinned aga inst the concrete floor. Emergency services transported the employees to the ho spital. Employee #1 was admitted and treated for multiple rib fractures, the re sult of crushing injuries to his chest. Employee #2 was treated for crushing in juries to his legs and released the same day. Employee #3 was treated for a fra ctured right ankle and released the same day.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 3 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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| 1 | 1353829.015 | 30 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Helpers, construction trades | FallDist: 6 FallHt:6 Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel FatCause: |
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| 2 | 1353829.015 | 23 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Helpers, construction trades | FallDist: 6 FallHt:6 Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel FatCause: |
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| 3 | 1353829.015 | 47 | M | Hospitalized injury | Helpers, construction trades | FallDist: 6 FallHt:6 Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel FatCause: |