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Accident Summary Nr: 170191068 - Employee's leg injured when impaled on steel rod

Accident Summary Nr: 170191068 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/31/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111758355	06/06/1991	1629	0	General Electric Power Generation

Abstract: Employee #1, a bricklayer at the construction site of an electric power generating plant, was on a ladder inside a large duct, cleaning refractory material. The refractory material was held in place by 3/8 in. diameter steel rods that were welded vertically to the interior walls, ceiling, and floor of the duct. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, and one of the rods impaled his leg. He was hospitalized for 3 days.

Keywords: IMPALED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111758355			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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