# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at TAS Concrete
> OSHA SIR `20211210616` · 12/10/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** TAS Concrete
- **Location:** 3620 Rosalie St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77004
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was locking up columns that were approximately 10 feet tall so he could pour concrete. The employee was on a self-releasing line. His positioning belt did not latch properly and when he pulled on it, it gave way and he fell about 6 feet. His self-retracting line engaged, but he struck another employee who was working beneath him. On his way down, his tool belt hit a rebar piece, taking the cap off. The employee's armpit was impaled by the rebar.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*