Incident date: 2023-12-15
NAICS industry code: 331513

An employee was overseeing facility operations. They moved out of the way to accommodate facility workflow and stepped into a sorting bin area while rebar was being placed by a pneumatic kicker arm. The employee's legs and feet were struck by the rebar, resulting in injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
code_source: title: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate