LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—
STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at STEPHENS & SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., 6300 Cornhusker Hwy, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68507 on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was getting into a footing approximately 3.5 feet deep to show a crew member how to tie the rebar. As he entered the footing, his foot slipped and fell on the rebar. He suffered a laceration/puncture wound to the base of his neck next to the clavicle.
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An employee was sitting on a stool while working on a trailer and stood up to reposition the stool. At the same time, the stool's cushion fell off, exposing the cylinder of the chair. The employee lost balance and fell onto the cylinder of the chair, causing abrasions and lacerations to his abdomen.
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Three employees were removing pins from gang forms in order to lower a form. When the upper pin was removed, the form fell forward, striking and landing on top of the employees. One employee received serious back injuries, while another employee suffered contusions to his upper body and a broken left ankle. They were both hospitalized.
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