Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981719 - Employee Suffers Impalement

Accident Summary Nr: 201981719 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 01/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303203277	01/20/2000	1611	0	The Ashton Company Inc., Contractors And Engineers

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing the upper deck of a box culvert. Employee #1 placed 4-in. by 4-in. lumber ribs on a header. Employee #1 then placed his foot on the header while straddling a section of reinforced steel rod. Employee #1 lost his footing and landed in the sitting position. Employee #1 was impaled on a 6-in. section of a reinforced steel rod that was unguarded and suffered serious injuries to the intestines and colon. Employee #1 was treated for his injuries but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: REBAR, IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303203277			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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