Incident date: 2015-01-03
NAICS industry code: 238990

While in the process of unloading pre-tied mats of rebar, one of the bundles fell off of the tying jig and pinned three workers underneath. Two of the workers were unharmed. A third employee suffered a fractured rib and a fractured vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate