Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211142 - Employee fatally injured when struck by rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 200211142 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 10/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305898686	10/24/2002	1741	0	South Texas Masonry

Abstract: On October 23, 2002, Employee #1 and two other coworkers were working with load of rebar, weighing over 7,000 pounds that was made by crane. A jib of 60 feet failed as the load was swung over the three employees fatally injuring Employee #1.

Keywords: REBAR, JIB CRANE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	10	140	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305898686			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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