Accident Report Detail
Accident: 108067.015 - Employee Falls Into Hole And Is Impaled On Rebar
Accident: 108067.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/26/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1336743.015 | 07/30/2018 | Arrow Civil, Llc | |||||
At 2:00 p.m. on July 26, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in forming work for a multifamily residential building. Employee #1 was helping his coworker cut rebar in a hole. Employee #1 exited the hole, lost his footing, and fell back into the hole. He landed on a piece of uncapped rebar and was impaled through his abdomen. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the impalement. | |||||||
Keywords:
rebar, cutting, fall, impaled, residential construction, lost balance, fall protection, cover, unguarded, abdomen
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | ||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1336743.015 | 20 | M | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Construction Laborer |