Incident date: 2024-10-07
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was putting up rebar to build a utility tower when his left index finger was caught in the rebar as he was putting it in place. The employee was hospitalized with a crushed left index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object handled by person  unspecified
code_source: title: Rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) metal
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: moderate