Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Precision Precast
Start: 6/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065996 · 6/23/2025 · Precision Precast

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source: Structural elements n.e.c.
Secondary source: Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal

Employer

Name: Precision Precast
Location: 8451 East Trade Center Drive, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, 65201
NAICS: 327390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was building a box culvert. He was positioned on top of the culvert, using a sledgehammer to hit the sides, when he fell backward off the box culvert. When he fell, his leg struck a piece of rebar, resulting in a severe laceration on his right calf.

Source

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