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Reece Construction Co., Inc.

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Reece Construction Co., Inc. in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer Reece Construction Co., Inc. Report ID 2020098336
Address Shawnee County SE 69th. St. over tributary to Lynn Creek, Hauch Slab Bridge City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66604
Event Date September 1, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.01000, -95.59000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2020, a worker at Reece Construction Co., Inc. in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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