Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123802.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by rebar cage

Accident Summary Nr: 123802.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 02/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461445.015	02/07/2020		238910	Street Foundation Drilling

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on February 5, 2020, Employee #1 was operating a drill rig to dig a hole to place 43ft rebar cages. A coworker was operating another drill rig 20 feet away. The coworker's drill rig lost control of its rebar load and fell to the ground striking Employee #1 operating the other rig. After Employee #1 was struck, he fell approximately 6 feet to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured vertebra, brain bleeding and some broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brain Bleed, Broken, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Fall, Fracture, Hospital, Lost Control, Rebar, Rib, Vertebra

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1461445.015	71	M	Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause:

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