Incident date: 2018-12-18
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was inside a rebar cage, helping a coworker hook up chains to rig for lifting. The cage shifted and the rebar collapsed to one side; the employee suffered crushing injuries to the chest and an ankle contusion. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate