Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202586236 - Employee Is Injured in Fall While Cutting Rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 202586236 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/06/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312761356	07/07/2009	1791	238120	Alamillo Rebar, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 6, 2009, Employee #1, an iron worker, was using a blowtorch to cut rebar tips from a vertical retaining rebar wall. During the work, he fell onto a concrete surface and sustained unspecified injuries. Employee #1 either failed to secure the safety hook, or the safety hook slipped from a 0.625 in. vertical rebar, or the vertical rebar gave way because the ties were not properly secured. He was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: REBAR, TORCH, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312761356			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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