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Accident Summary Nr: 133719.015 - Employee slips/falls and is impaled on rebar
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1512780.015 | 02/02/2021 | 238110 | Southern Concrete Structures |
Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on February 2, 2021, Employee #1 was engaged in concrete forming work for a residence. He was toting steel foundation panels (forms) to erect poured foundation wall forms. The employee was using a VERT wall made of rebar as a ladder to exit the excavation when he slipped on the horizontal rebar and fell on an uncapped 12-inch vertical piece of rebar. The vertical rebar impaled the employee's right leg and buttocks. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the impalement.
Keywords:
Buttocks, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Form Work, Erection Process, Excavation, Impaled, Ladder, Leg, Rebar, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Unguarded, Unprotected
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 5 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1512780.015 | 38 | M | Hospitalized injury | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: |