Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 896894 - Employee injured in fall from vertical rebar form

Accident Summary Nr: 896894 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 04/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126611284	04/16/1998	1791	0	Oxendine Rebar Installation, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a vertical rebar form, approximately 15 to 18 ft above ground level. He was attempting to hook the lanyard of his full body harness to the rebar when he slipped and fell. Employee #1 landed on his feet and then fell backward. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: REBAR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126611284			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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