Accident Report Detail
Accident: 999565 - Fell Onto Unguarded Rebar; Impaled
Accident: 999565 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/23/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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104516224 | 03/24/1987 | 1542 | Adolfson And Peterson, Inc. | ||||
ON MARCH 23, 1987, AT ABOUT 2 PM, THE EMPLOYEE, AN EXPERIENCED CARPENTER, WAS HELPING HIS FOREMAN LAY OUT FOOTING LINES. THE FOREMAN WAS USING A TRANSIT AND TRIPOD WHILE STANDING ON A LOWER WALL FOOTING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TO MEASURE AND MARK AN OFFSET LINE LOCATION AT THE FOOT OF A SUPPORT COLUMN ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ABOUT 8 FEET HIGHER THAN ANOTHER FOOTING DIRECTLY BELOW IT. THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OR SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO AN UNPROTECTED VERTICAL PIECE OF 1/2 INCH REBAR REINFORCING. HE INCURRED A SERIOUS PUNCTURE WOUND. THE REBAR ENTERED NEAR THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST AND PENETRATED INTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH MEASUREMENT THE EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, shoulder, rebar, impaled, carpenter, slip, construction, fall, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 104516224 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Carpenters |