Construction Worker is Impaled on Unsafe Job Site

Case Overview

This case involves a construction worker who was impaled on a steel beam that was left jutting from the base of a concrete building foundation. At the time of the incident in question, the man was working as an electrical contractor at a large industrial construction site. The man was walking around the job site when he suddenly slipped, landing chest first on the steel rod, which went through his right lung. As a result of his injuries, the man was unable to return to work.