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Accident Summary Nr: 133497.015 - Employee falls from rebar column and fractures ankles

Accident Summary Nr: 133497.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 02/04/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1515859.01502/12/2021237310Mehaffy Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 4, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a road/street contractor. Employee #1 was installing rebar supports for a concrete column. Employee #1 was working on the rebar column at a height of approximately 18 feet above the ground. Employee #1 was standing on a 2X4 inch board which broke causing him to fall to the ground. Employee #1 was not utilizing fall protection and suffered fractured ankles on both legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Board, Collapse, Column, Concrete, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Leg, Platform, Rebar, Road
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street New project or new addition   25

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1515859.015 33 M Hospitalized injury Construction laborers Distance of Fall: 18 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet
Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons
Fatality Cause:

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