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Accident Summary Nr: 170899348 - Employee injured when impaled on rebar in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170899348 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/25/1996
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12005406901/25/199617710H K Concrete Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on January 25, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker were at a pump sludge station, having been assigned to work on the walls, one area at a time. Employee #1 was descending a four-section rolling scaffold to move to the next location when he fell and became impaled on some protruding rebar approximately 6 ft from the scaffold. He suffered serious injuries to his chest and shoulder, and was transported to UCLA Medical Center. The employer was cited for a serious violation.

Keywords: CHEST, SHOULDER, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, REBAR, IMPALED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, UNGUARDED
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 4 40

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 120054069 Hospitalized injury Puncture Concrete and terrazzo finishers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet
Cause: Erecting structural steel
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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