Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110628.015 - Employee is struck by falling bundle of rebar from storage r

Accident Summary Nr: 110628.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1340308.015	08/21/2018		444110	Home Depot Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:08 p.m. on August 19, 2018, an employee and a coworker were moving a bundle of rebar steel that was made up of approximately 150 pieces and weighed 1, 140 lbs. The employee pulled on the bundle to unhook it from the shelf using a forklift when it fell and landed across the employee's legs. The employee fractured his left leg in two places as well as lacerating it. The employee also sustained muscular strains to his right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Rebar, Storage Rack, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1340308.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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