On Friday July 20, 2018, a Chicagoland worker was impaled in the thigh by a piece of rebar that was being used as wall reinforcement. The worker’s colleagues cut him down and he was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The rebar that impaled the worker’s thigh was 3/4 of an inch. Rebar, conduit and other […]
- July 27, 2017
- Ben Voitl
- Comments Off on Mushroom Caps Are Ineffective Against Impalement Protection
Take a look at the OSHA Standard interpretation of Standard Number: 1926.701. The highlighted points take note, that Mushroom Caps are completely ineffective against impalement hazards.
Ben Voitl | bvoitl@emergentsafety.com
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