Incident date: 2016-07-28
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was cleaning the mixer deck. While the employee was tilting the concrete mixer, a steel bar became wedged between the floor and mixer, creating tension on the bar. This caused the bar to pop loose and strike the employee in the face, lacerating the forehead.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate