Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200782258 - Employee killed when impaled on uncapped rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 200782258 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303914139	12/31/2001	1791	0	Constructors And Erectors Limited

Abstract: On December 28, 2001, an accident during the erection of a utility bridge between the central plant building and a new addition being added to the Mother Francis Hospital. Employee #1, who was connecting a steel beam, slid down the column approximately 16 feet to the lower level. Employee #1 died after being impaled on the uncapped rebar below.

Keywords: REBAR, IMPALED, STEEL COLUMN, STEEL ERECTION, BRIDGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303914139			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Other

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