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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022087598 · 8/26/2022 · ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Threading and tapping machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC
Location
601 Sam Cooper Way, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was operating a rebar threading machine when its vise malfunctioned. The rebar began to spin, caught the employee's glove, and lacerated and broke his thumb. Surgery was required.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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