Incident date: 2016-08-04
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was bending and cutting rebar on a rebar bending machine when the machine cycled twice, causing the rebar to bend twice. The rebar punctured the employee's right foot, fracturing the fourth metatarsal.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), n.e.c.
severity: moderate