Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Reece Construction Co., Inc.
Start: 9/1/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020098336 · 9/1/2020 · Reece Construction Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name: Reece Construction Co., Inc.
Location: Shawnee County SE 69th. St. over tributary to Lynn Creek, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66604
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on an H-pile in the center span of a bridge, walking towards the pier cap to retrieve his water bottle. The employee went to step up and stumbled onto rebar which impaled him.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown