Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201202470 - Employee is injured when impaled on rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 201202470 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/08/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306968447	01/08/2004	1771	238110	Dan Johnson & Fred Lillard

Abstract: On January 8, 2004, Employee #1 was moving construction material around on a residential construction site. He lost his balance, fell 7 ft over the side of a dirt bank, and became impaled on a 25-in. by 0.5-in. re-bar through his left leg and up into his abdominal area. Employee #1 was hospitalized for the puncture wound.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, REBAR, IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, 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		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306968447			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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