Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122699.015 - Employee Falls And Is Impaled On Protruding Metal Support Br

Accident Summary Nr: 122699.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420182.015	08/02/2019		236220	Frize Corporation

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee installed strapping along the perimeter of rebar base. While the employee walked on the rebar, the employee lost balance and fell approximately four feet onto a protruding metal support bracket. The employee received an impalement injury to the shin and was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: fall, impaled, installing, leg, lost balance, metal, rebar

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1420182.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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