Incident date: 2025-07-31
NAICS industry code: 332323

An employee was operating a core drill to bore through concrete at an active construction site. The equipment struck embedded rebar in the concrete, causing the handle to kick back and strike the employee's ribs. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Drills, braces, drivers
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate