Incident date: 2023-02-06
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was preparing to remove concrete barriers from molds using a spreader bar that would be attached to a crane. The rigging attached to the spreader bar became caught on a small rebar hook that was welded to the center of the spreader bar. When the employee began to move the spreader bar, it fell sideways, striking the employee and causing a closed fracture of the right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate