Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515859.015	02/12/2021		237310	Mehaffy 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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