Man impaled at Riverbank Costco. Described as being ‘alert’ at the scene
A construction worker was impaled after he fell off scaffolding at the Costco in Riverbank on Friday afternoon, according to the Modesto Fire Department.
At about 3:10 p.m., firefighters and paramedics responded to the Riverbank Costco parking lot. They found a construction worker with a “penetrating injury,” according to an MFD incident report.
The construction worker, described as a man in his mid-30s by Battalion Chief Jim Black, was impaled by a three-foot piece of rebar through his back and out his chest.
He was described as being “conscious and alert” at the scene in the report.
Firefighters freed the construction worker by accessing a small area under him and using a small handheld circular saw to cut the rebar. He was then taken to a Modesto hospital, according to MFD.
Black said Saturday morning that the department did not have any updates on his condition.
The over 150,000 square-foot store is Costco’s newest location in Stanislaus County — opening in June 2024. MFD’s incident report did not state what type of construction was being done.
This story was originally published April 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM.
