Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125890947 - Employee's leg injured when impaled on uncapped rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 125890947 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125890947	06/27/1997	1741	0	F W Hoffmeister & Sons

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on June 20, 1997, Employee #1, a construction supervisor, lost his balance and fell onto some uncapped rebar. His upper right leg became impaled, resulting in lacerations and a puncture wound. Coworkers lifted him off the rebar, rendered first aid, and called paramedics. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for three days. On June 30, 1997, he returned to work on restricted duty.

Keywords: REBAR, IMPALED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125890947			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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