OSHA Injury Report: Martin Concrete Construction, Inc.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The employee was assigned to assist with crane operations; including guiding the crane operator and hooking and unhooking deadman blocks as materials were being flown into place. The work required the employee to walk repeatedly across the jobsite; which consisted of uneven; rocky ground. The area had been previously worked by another contractor; and exposed rebar remained in the ground.

What happened

After unhooking a deadman block; the employee was walking back to hook up the next load when he lost his footing on the uneven ground and fell forward. During the fall; the employee knee struck an exposed piece of rebar; causing a puncture cut injury to the knee. The incident was immediately reported; and the employee was taken for medical treatment.

Injury or illness

The employee sustained an impalement puncture (gash) injury to the right lower knee area after slipping and falling and striking an exposed piece of rebar.

Object or substance involved

A piece of exposed rebar protruding from the ground debris area.

Summary line

Right knee: Cut punctured by exposed rebar after a fall.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.