Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058050 - Employee impaled on rebar in fall from column

Accident Summary Nr: 171058050 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301162061	09/03/1999	1791	0	J D Steel

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a rebar column above a foundation footing. He was wearing a full body harness, with two positioning lanyards attached to D-rings on both sides. While standing on the rebar column, Employee #1 used the positioning hooks on his lanyard to attach onto the top edge of the of the plywood form of the adjacent column. The hooks slid off the plywood edge and he fell approximately 8 ft, impaling his groin through the top of the sharp rebar. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of abdominal injuries.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, ABDOMEN, REBAR, IMPALED, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301162061			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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