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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022032323 · 3/15/2022 · Elite Pro Rebar

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name
Elite Pro Rebar
Location
9001 Cortana Pl., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70815
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were raising a forklift load of rebar mesh to the fourth floor of a building. An employee tried to separate the forks and the rebar rolled on his hand, crushing two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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