Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122189.015 - Employee crushes leg when struck by falling rebar bundle

Accident Summary Nr: 122189.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434715.015	09/24/2019		238310	Trencore Plastering, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:07 a.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee noticed that a bundle of rebar, approximately 20 feet long weighing 1 ton, was on a flatbed. The bundle of rebar was positioned in the horizontal position on the back end of the trailer, with the ends of the rebar hanging off the trailer. The employee attempted to take the rebar off the trailer, to have the trailer ready for pickup. The back end of the trailer has two folding spring ramps that attach at a pivot point. When the employee tugged on the bundle of rebar, the bundle passed the pivot point. The ramps rotated the around the point, causing the rebar to slide at an accelerated rate, crushing the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized for five days and then spent three weeks in a rehabilitation center.

Keywords: Bundle, Crushed, Falling Object, Leg, Material Handling, Rebar, Rehabilitation, Slide

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434715.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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