Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133557.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 133557.015 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 12/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453364.015	12/30/2019		238120	East Regional Rebar Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on December 30, 2019, an employee way placing lifting slings around steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in preparation for hoisting. The employee was working under a suspended load, when the load (5,500-pounds of rebar) fell onto of him and pinned the employee to the flatbed trailer he was standing on. The employee received fractures to multiple ribs and spine, internal injuries with bleeding and was killed.

Keywords: Falling Object, Flatbed Truck, Fracture, Hoist, Pinned, Rebar, Rib, Sling, Spine, Struck By, Suspended Load, Trailer

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1453364.015	55	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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