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WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — CINCINNATI, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Report ID 20201010061
Address 3298 Spring Grove Ave. City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45225
Event Date October 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Buttock(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1499808
GPS Coordinates 39.14000, -84.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting wall ties into pier form work. He was stepping into and out of the form, slipped on rebar, and fell 2 to 3 feet. A rebar impaled the employee's right buttock.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2020, a worker at WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the buttock(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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