Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613981 - Employee Punctures Liver and Spleen in Fall on Rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 201613981 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 09/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311710826	09/19/2008	1771	238110	Industrial Concrete Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on September 15, 2008, Employee #1, a construction worker, was finishing a concrete slab with a trowel. He climbed on a foundation wall, approximately 3 in. above the slab. Employee #1 slipped on the gravel and fell forward onto the slab. Employee #1 struck a piece of 0.5-in. by 16-in. tall rebar set into the slab. Employee #1 sustained internal injuries to his spleen and liver and fractured his rib on the left side of his body. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPLEEN, REBAR, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, RIB, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311710826			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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