Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77681.015 - Employee is struck by falling rebar and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 77681.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/24/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1073334.015	06/24/2015		238110	Cbs Pilings Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on June 24, 2015, Employee #1 was cleaning out the top of an 87 foot deep hole in preparation of lowering an 80 foot long number 10 rebar into the grout they had poured. He was wearing an ANSI approved hardhat, steel toe boots, jeans, reflective colored t-shirt and safety glasses. The choking technique used to lift the 80 foot long number 10 rebar failed and the rebar fell free from the 5 foot long by 1 inch wide, Omaha Slings model number EEF 2-901, synthetic web sling. The rebar bent over onto itself and struck Employee #1 in the head, killing him.

Keywords: Crushed, Drill, Falling Object, Head, Rebar, Sling, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1073334.015	42	M	Fatality		Drilling and boring machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause:

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