Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112372 - Employee Injured In Fall Off Foundation Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201112372 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126027408	09/03/1999	1794	0	Dca Drilling And Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 2, 1999, Employee #1 and his employer were inspecting a new concrete foundation for a single-family house. Employee #1 was on an elevated area when his shoelace snagged on an anchor bolt, causing him to fall and roll against a horizontal reinforcing steel rod. The rod punctured Employee #1's right leg at his thigh. Employee #1 was hospitalized for several days.

Keywords: WALL, REBAR, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126027408			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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