Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-17 | Buda | Tx | CMC Rebar | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was holding rebar while a machine bent it. The employee's left glove was caught in a pin, causing the employee to suffer an amputation to the index finger. | |||||
2021-11-10 | Plant City | Fl | Commercial Concrete Products Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was helping to put rebar into a machine's form box. The employee's left hand contacted the form box and the feed drawer came over, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip. | |||||
2021-10-25 | Cape Canaveral | Fl | All Terrain Tractor Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
Employees were swapping out a fork attachment for a bucket attachment on a loader. The locking pin got stuck. An employee used a piece of rebar to remove debris from the pin receiver; the pin dislodged quickly and his left ring and little fingers were caught between the pin and the receiver. He suffered amputations to both fingers. | |||||
2021-10-11 | Orlando | Fl | DPR Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was placing rigging hooks on a rebar mat to be lifted by a forklift. The rebar mat became stuck and when the employee went to free the mat, it suddenly came loose and pinched his left middle finger between two rebar mats, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-09-29 | Brighton | Co | Wells Concrete | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was assisting with bending a rebar stirrup when their right thumb was caught between the stirrup, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2021-09-27 | El Paso | Tx | Alliance Riggers & Constructors LTD | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The injured employee was waiting for rigged up material to be taken away by the crane. A second employee lifted rebars with a forklift. Some rebars were under an H-type steel beam weighing 2500 lbs. and when lifted they tipped the steel beam over on to another beam next to it in a domino effect motion. The beam struck the injured employee and fractured both lower legs. | |||||
2021-09-16 | Miles City | Mt | Valor Steel | Thigh(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a rebar bending machine. The rebar swung back on its long end and hit the employee's left leg, breaking the femur. | |||||
2021-08-18 | Tucker | Ga | New South Construction Supply | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending rebar when his glove got caught in the machine and his left index finger was pinched, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2021-07-29 | Calera | Ok | AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was at a site where a communications tower was being installed. The employee was tying rebar when he became ill and then fainted due to a heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-07-28 | Dfw Airport | Tx | Osburn Contractors, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 28, 2021, an Osburn Contractors employee developed leg cramps and difficulty walking after cutting rebar outdoors. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2021-07-14 | Akron | Oh | KLE Construction Company | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut rebar when sparks from the saw caught the employee's clothes on fire. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his body. | |||||
2021-07-12 | Morris | Il | Utility Concrete Products, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
At about 9:35 a.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee was using a rebar bender. The machine actuated while the employee was holding a bar with two hands; its pin rotated, and the employee's fingers were caught between the pin and the rebar. The employee suffered fractures of fingers on the left hand and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-06 | Highlands | Tx | SER Infrastructure Services | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On July 6, 2021, at approximately 8:30 AM a semi-truck was delivering rebar to the site. As an employee went to the rear of the truck to help guide it, a loader grabbed one side of the rebar and caused the other side to bounce and strike the employee on his left leg. The employee suffered fractures to his tibia and fibula. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Lodi | Oh | Medina Materials | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
The injured employee and a co-worker were cleaning the jammed auger system of the rotary airlock feeder. The injured employee was using a piece of rebar when his hand and arm were pulled into the auger. His hand was injured and three fingers were amputated by the rotating auger. | |||||
2021-06-17 | Arlington | Tx | Reeder Concrete, Inc. | Face | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was kneeling down and drilling holes into a form so he could tie the form to rebar. As he stood up, he lost his balance and fell off the ramp to the ground about 15 feet below. He suffered bruising to the left hand and abdomen, as well as facial fractures. | |||||
2021-06-12 | Chillicothe | Il | SNC Solutions, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
An employee was seated on a rebar mat that was at the bottom of an approximately 8 foot deep excavation. The employee was removing dirt by hand, next to the west wall of the excavation. A portion of the soil wall collapsed onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with displaced vertebrae. | |||||
2021-05-31 | Troy | Al | Montura Concrete, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was pouring concrete and fell onto exposed rebar resulting in an arm laceration and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-05-14 | Hialeah | Fl | G.B. Concrete Services , INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was hammering rebar using a sledgehammer in order to construct a sidewalk and struck his right index finger causing a fracture and contusion that required surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2021-04-30 | Suwanee | Ga | Kendall Development Services LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was backing up a compact roller when he ran over some rebar, which punctured a tire and caused it to go flat. The compact roller became unbalanced and fell to its side, injuring the employee and resulting in four broken toes. | |||||
2021-04-16 | Toledo | Oh | Carter-Waters Construction Materials - Toledo, OH | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was in front of a table bender rebar machine, bending rebar. The employee's left middle fingertip was caught in a hole in the rotating top. The fingertip was nicked, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2021-03-12 | Bay Harbor Islands | Fl | Rizzani de Eccher USA Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was attempting to move a steel form panel with a crane when the spreader beam became tangled with a rebar cage. As the load began lifting, the tension from the chains making contact with the rebar cage allowed the load to swing toward the employee, trapping him between the steel form and a solid staircasing and resulting in an injury to his left leg. | |||||
2021-02-25 | Riverside | Al | Harris Rebar Nufab, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a rebar-bending machine when his left index finger was caught between a bending pin and a piece of rebar. The finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2021-02-11 | Millville | Nj | Northeast Precast LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a rebar shearing machine when it amputated the tip of his left index finger. | |||||
2021-02-04 | North Little Rock | Ar | Mehaffy Construction Company, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was putting in pipes to install the supports for the concrete base. The employee ascended the rebar column approximately 18 feet above the concrete base. The employee was standing on a 2x4 piece of lumber that was inserted into the rebar when the lumber split and the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee landed on his feet on a 15x15 concrete footer and was hospitalized for fractures to both ankles. | |||||
2021-01-21 | Houston | Tx | Prism Response LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was approaching a debris pile in a skid steer. A piece of debris (containing brick, cement, and rebar) was thrown into the pile from the second floor and struck the employee's left leg. He suffered fractures to the lower leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-01-12 | Harrison | Ny | PINNACLE INDUSTRIES II LLC | Head | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on the side of a truck, preparing to unload rebar. The employee slipped, fell to the ground, and suffered head lacerations. | |||||
2020-10-08 | Tulsa | Ok | Liberty Steel Placers | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was assisting in crane operations. Rebar was being loaded when the choker slipped, causing the load to shift and amputated the employee's left thumb. | |||||
2020-10-02 | Canonsburg | Pa | Steel Core Construction | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was snipping a piece of wire off of a horizontal, temporary, piece of rebar. The rebar fell and struck the employee's thumb resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2020-10-01 | Quinlan | Tx | Ready Cable Inc. | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was at customer's job site to deliver rebar. The employee was hospitalized after his right leg was fractured by rebar. | |||||
2020-09-14 | Dallas | Tx | Harris Rebar | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating the rebar bending machine and amputated his left index fingertip. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Topeka | Ks | Reece Construction Co., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was on an H-pile in the center span of a bridge, walking towards the pier cap to retrieve his water bottle. The employee went to step up and stumbled onto rebar which impaled him. | |||||
2020-08-26 | Scotia | Ny | Dimension Fabricators, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to pick up a bundle of steel rebar. As the bundle was clearing the bin pocket, it swung into the employee's right arm and hit it against a fixed piece of machinery. His arm was broken and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
2020-08-24 | Galena Park | Tx | Littlefield Brothers Concrete Construction | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was waiting for rebar to be unloaded from a trailer. Straps broke and rebar struck the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
2020-08-24 | Philadelphia | Pa | Tri-State Construction Inc | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
An employee was receiving a piece of rebar that was being lowered to him. The rebar was dropped. Its point hit the employee's hard hat and was deflected into the back of his left shoulder. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Jamestown | New York | Jamestown Macadam, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee operating a rebar bending machine had his finger pinched between a piece of rebar and a fixed point on the rebar bending machine. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation without bone loss. | |||||
2020-07-21 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Stresscon Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending rebar on a rebar bending machine when their finger was caught. The fingertip was crushed and was amputated at the hospital. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Maryneal | Texas | The Reinforcing Company | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was spotting for a forklift operator moving rebar to reinforce steel. The load became stuck on the ground, causing it to fall off the forks of the forklift and onto the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a fractured ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2020-06-19 | Manchester | Missouri | JAN X-RAY | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee exited his truck to assess the job site and work to be done. When he reached the edge of the area excavated for the work, the ground gave way causing him to fall into the excavation. The employee was impaled by a piece of rebar. It entered his left armpit and went through his chest muscles and up to his collar bone area. | |||||
2020-06-12 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | Barker Steel LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
A temporary employee was operating a shear to cut rebar. The employee was removing two pieces of rebar from the gauge table when his finger was pinched between a piece of rebar, the prybar he was using, and the gauge table. This resulted in surgical amputation of the right middle fingertip, just below the fingernail. | |||||
2020-06-11 | Jacksonville | Florida | Steelcon Supply Co | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On June 11, 2020, at 1:30 PM an employee was operating the radius bending machine. He was bending two pieces of rebar, when his glove got stuck between the two pieces and pulled his left hand into the machine's gears. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation and a fractured finger. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Miami | Florida | G & E Florida Contractors, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was assembling a table. While making adjustments on top of the table, he fell from the table and struck a rebar, which impaled him. | |||||
2020-05-08 | Vidor | Texas | Optimus Steel | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was reaching for rebar gathered in a trough on a rebar stretching machine when the employee's right ring fingertip was pinched as the trough actuated. The employee sustained a distal amputation on the right ring finger. | |||||
2020-04-07 | Rapid City | South Dakota | Forterra Concrete Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending 3-foot long rebar on a rebar bending machine. He was bending to 90-degree angles, using the foot pedal for control. His finger was caught in a pinch point and was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-03-17 | Parkville | Missouri | Teague Lumber Company | Nonclassifiable | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was unloading a rebar delivery at a new home construction site using a forklift. The forklift tipped forward and the employee was thrown off the forklift. The employee sustained a fractured vertebra and lacerations to the head. | |||||
2020-03-14 | Houston | Texas | GULF STREAM MARINE | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was working inside a gondola rail car, rigging bundles of steel rebar for hoisting out of the car. During a partial breakout lift (hoisting about 2 feet to gain access for slinging), a nylon strap parted under the 1,100-2,200-pound load, which fell back into the car and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken femur and collarbone. | |||||
2020-03-13 | Athens | Georgia | ATL Concrete and Foundation, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a bundle of rebar off a pallet. His right little fingertip was pinched and sustained an amputation. | |||||
2020-02-21 | Miami | Florida | JJJ Construction Enterprises, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was tying rebar when a post-tension cable snapped and struck the employee's hands. Both thumbs were lacerated. | |||||
2020-02-20 | Boise | Idaho | McAlvain Concrete Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was performing housekeeping and cleaning up wood used to build forms. She was dragging a heavy wooden saw horse while walking backwards when she tripped over a stack of rebar and impacted the ground, fracturing her right femoral head. | |||||
2020-02-06 | Panama City Beach | Florida | Construction Materials, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On February 06, 2020, an employee was cutting rebar using a rebar machine when the machine was inadvertently activated via the foot pedal, resulting in the amputation of his left middle finger. | |||||
2020-02-05 | San Antonio | Texas | Street Foundation Drilling | Multiple body parts | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was working near a rebar cage when it came loose and struck the employee. The employee suffered brain bleeding, fractured vertebrae, and broken ribs. | |||||
2020-01-31 | Cedar Park | Texas | Coreslab Structures, Texas Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was in the process of cleaning and setting a 20' steel siderail for a mold while standing on top of the 2.5' high mold. The employee stuck a piece of rebar into a hole of the mold to adjust the siderail's position in the mold. The employee pulled on the rebar and it came out of the hole, causing the employee to fall to the ground and fracture the right femur. | |||||
2020-01-23 | New Braunfels | Texas | Harris Rebar Nufab, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a stand-up rebar pipe bending machine. He was grabbing rebar when he was caught in the bending pen. His pinky finger was amputated and the middle and ring fingers were fractured. | |||||
2020-01-20 | Bourbonnais | Illinois | Ambassador Steel Fabrication, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was helping an operator set up a rebar-bending machine. The employee's little finger was caught, broken, and lacerated between the rebar and a pin. | |||||
2019-09-23 | Southlake | Texas | Russo Corporation | Thigh(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a forklift loaded with rebar. The front left wheel of the forklift hit a lower/uneven surface, causing the forklift to tip over. As the employee was getting away from the forklift, the fork or the rebar struck him and knocked him to the ground. He suffered a broken right femur, severe bruising of the right arm, and cuts and scratches on the face. | |||||
2019-09-20 | Kansas City | Missouri | MIDWEST SCRAP MANAGEMENT | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was clearing the conveyor belt that fed an auto shredder. A piece of rebar stuck in the conveyor struck the employee's lower left leg, breaking it. | |||||
2019-09-11 | Lynwood | Illinois | Carroll Distributing & Construction Supply, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was delivering supplies at a construction job site. As a customer was taking rebar from the back of the employee's trailer, the rebar began falling off of the trailer. It struck the employee's right leg and landed on his ankle and foot, breaking two bones in the foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-28 | Apopka | Florida | RANDALL ENGINEERED WALL SYSTEMS, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was laying rebar and preparing to pour cement for a pre-cast wall. The employee lost consciousness while walking to the breakroom and was hospitalized for dehydration and heat related illness. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Hysham | Montana | SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was sandblasting rebar so he could lay new concrete when he tripped on a piece of rebar and sandblasted his right foot. | |||||
2019-08-23 | Dayton | Texas | Bahena Steel, LLC | Head and trunk | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was arranging a rebar wall for a vault that was being constructed when three parts of the rebar became detached and struck the employee in the head and chest. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-19 | Orlando | Florida | Shelby Erectors, Inc. | Leg(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An employee was setting a pier column and needed to cut a piece of rebar with a gas-powered saw. When the employee started the saw to cut the rebar, it exploded and his pant leg caught on fire, burning the back of his left leg. | |||||
2019-08-05 | Cameron | Louisiana | Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Construction Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
In preparation to cut rebar, a Bechtel Construction Services employee was picking up a battery-powered band saw from the ground with his right hand. He simultaneously reached underneath the housing of the band saw and grasped the blade with his gloved left hand. The band saw activated and caused a laceration to his left index finger. | |||||
2019-08-03 | Conway | Arkansas | CORESLAB STRUCTURES (ARK) INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee loaded a piece of rebar onto a rebar bending machine. His finger was in a pinch point between the end of the rebar and a positive stop on the machine when the machine was cycled, resulting in an amputation of the upper portion of his left index finger. | |||||
2019-08-01 | Tampa | Florida | Southwestern Suppliers, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A temporary employee was operating a rebar bending machine. His finger got stuck between the rebar and the pin for bending it and was injured. | |||||
2019-08-01 | Tampa | Florida | Southwestern Suppliers, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working on an automated rebar bending machine when it severely lacerated his finger. | |||||
2019-08-01 | Hutchins | Texas | Signicast, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was putting metal in a pot to melt. The top of the metal started to solidify; the employee was using a rebar to poke a hole in the top to mix the metal when some of the metal splashed onto coils outside the pot. This caused steam to build up and pressurize the metal, which expanded and flew out of the pot. The employee fell while trying to escape the splash, landing on metal that had hit the floor. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the hands, left knee, and stomach. | |||||
2019-07-09 | Fairfield | Alabama | Cache Valley Electric Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After installing grounding wire in rebar mats, an employee became dehydrated and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-07-09 | Hallam | Nebraska | Paxton Contracting, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell five feet ten inches from a rebar wall mold to the ground below and suffered a concussion and a fractured hand. | |||||
2019-07-09 | Houston | Texas | Bahena Steel, LLC.h | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been tying rebar prior to pouring concrete at work. The employee finished work and when he got home he was getting cramps. Later, the employee felt sick, fainted, and was hospitalized for a heat injury. | |||||
2019-07-09 | Plant City | Florida | Commercial Concrete Products Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was retrieving 9-inch rebar from a saw when the saw actuated and amputated the tip of his thumb. | |||||
2019-07-08 | San Antonio | Texas | Bexar Concrete Works I Limited | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working to prep rebar lines, an activity that involved a lot of movement. He experienced cramping and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Harlingen | Texas | Gainco, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee bent down to pick up a small section of rebar so a backhoe operator would not run over the rebar and puncture a tire. When the employee stood upright and started walking, he tripped on a small object, causing him to fall and land on his right shoulder. He was hospitalized due to a right shoulder fracture. | |||||
2019-06-20 | Honey Grove | Texas | J.D. Abrams L.P. | Knee(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
An employee became light-headed due to heat and missed his step on a rebar mat. His left leg went through the rebar mat and his left knee sustained a cut. | |||||
2019-05-15 | Louisville | Colorado | Black Iron Steel, LLC* | Leg(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
Two employees were carrying rebar. One employee lost balance and fell onto a stack of rebar fracturing their left leg. | |||||
2019-05-09 | Selbyville | Delaware | Haines Fabrication & Machine, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding rebar into a rebar bending machine when the employee's glove became caught and was pulled into the conveyor belt, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left pinky and ring fingers. | |||||
2019-05-08 | Sarasota | Florida | HD SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, LTD. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bending rebar on a fabrication/bending machine when his right pinky finger was caught between the two ends of a piece of rebar as the ends overlapped to form a circle. The employee's fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2019-04-17 | Conley | Georgia | Tindall Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a bar bending machine to bend rebar when their fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2019-04-01 | Fairburn | Georgia | Danko Concrete Construction | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Two employees were using a telehandler forklift with an adjustable spreader bar to transport rebar at a construction site. When the load was lifted off the ground the spreader bar beam slipped off the forks and struck the employee on the right leg fracturing it. | |||||
2019-04-01 | Austin | Texas | MCL Contracting LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was laying rebar next to a roadway when an oversized load of wooden trusses on a truck struck the employee in the back, fracturing three ribs and both shoulder blades. | |||||
2019-03-23 | Houston | Texas | WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was part of a four-person crew that was removing a form after a concrete pour was set. A crane tried to pull the form off a concrete column, and the wire rope guideline hung up on something. The employee tried to release the guideline; the employee's right hand was caught between the form rebar and the guideline. The employee suffered a pinch-type amputation of the right index, middle, ring, and little fingers. | |||||
2019-03-22 | Idaho Falls | Idaho | Oldcastle Infrastructure a CRH Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a rebar bending machine. The machine caught the employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-08 | San Antonio | Texas | T & D Moravits and Co. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was cleaning concrete off an aluminum formwork panel and placed it on the ground. Another panel carried by a forklift had gotten stuck on some steel rebar. It fell and hit another panel, causing it to fall and strike the employee. | |||||
2019-02-20 | Dallas | Texas | North Texas Contracting, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
An employee was holding a piece of rebar while another employee was cutting it with a cut-off saw when the saw kicked to the side and into the employee's arm, causing a laceration to the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-07 | Houston | Texas | Almeda Genoa Constructors | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was walking on top of rebar reinforcement that was part of a new bridge construction site to measure a bid well motor. As he moved from one location to another, he tripped, fell and fractured the left wrist. The employee was transported to the hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2019-01-25 | Fryeburg | Maine | HD Supply Construction Supply, Ltd. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
While bending rebar, a piece of rebar sprung loose from the bending machine and struck an employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized with a torn esophagus. | |||||
2019-01-07 | White | Georgia | Expansions, LLC. | Leg(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting a loose bar or rebar using a handheld saw. The sparks generated by the cutting process ignited the employee's right pant leg. The employee suffered burns to the right leg. | |||||
2018-09-21 | Seattle | Washington | COASTAL TRANSPORTATION INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
An employee was trying to flip over a D ring so it could be used to secure deck cargo on a vessel. A 20-foot bundle of rebar was being held up with a pry bar so the ring could be flipped. The rebar slipped off the pry bar and crushed the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-09-21 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | HARRIS REBAR ATLANTIC, INC. | Trunk | Struck by discharged or flying object |
An employee was using a rebar bender when the rebar rose up and struck his torso, causing a bruise below the ribcage that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-09-15 | Cleveland | Texas | Tutle & Tutle Trucking, Inc. | Buttock(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was unhooking a tractor trailer in a parking lot. The employee fell and was impaled by a piece of rebar. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-30 | Pompano Beach | Florida | Pilot Steel, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
An employee was loading rebars in a box-type trailer when one of the rebar hooks caught his finger. The tip of his middle finger was amputated. | |||||
2018-08-24 | Joliet | Illinois | J. H. Botts, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving rebar with an overhead crane. The rebar shifted and smashed two fingers causing partial amputations to both fingers. | |||||
2018-08-21 | Mendota | Illinois | Younglove Construction, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered from extreme cramping and vomiting while tying rebar outside, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and heat illness. | |||||
2018-07-26 | Commerce City | Colorado | Arrow Civil, LLC | Trunk | Fall to lower level |
An employee was performing concrete work when he fell in a hole that had a piece of rebar in it and was impaled. He suffered internal injuries. | |||||
2018-07-19 | Berkeley Springs | West Virgini | Resteel Supply Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On July 19, 2018, an employee was operating a rebar bender. While attempting to correct a previous bend, the rebar bent back around itself and pinched the employee's finger resulting in a laceration requiring three stitches and a partial amputation. | |||||
2018-07-16 | Belle Vernon | Pennsylvania | G. M. McCrossin Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was putting a strap around a bundle of rebar to be moved when his left middle fingertip was caught between two pieces of rebar, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-07-11 | Jacksonville | Florida | Millennium Rebar Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 11, 2018, an employee began having symptoms of heat-related illness while installing rebar at a construction site. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was using a cart to move a bundle of rebar when the cart flipped. The employee tried to catch the rebar to prevent it from tipping over and injured his left hand. | |||||
2018-07-06 | Dallas | Texas | TMD Staffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A temporary employee was trying to remove a piece of rebar that was stuck in a machine when the employee's right pinky and ring fingers were smashed between the rebar and the machine. | |||||
2018-06-27 | Clarksville | Arkansas | RBD Construction, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was laying decking material for a reinforced concrete roof. The employee was not able to get decking material under a piece of bent rebar. The employee was attempting to bend the rebar up when it suddenly became free from the cinder block wall, causing the employee to lose balance at the leading edge and fall approximately 10 feet to the floor. The employee fractured the left wrist and femur. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Eagle | Idaho | Construction Unlimited LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking around the corner of a foundation under construction, tripped and fell into rebar, suffering a laceration to his inner right thigh. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Aiken | South Caroli | CB&I Areva Mox Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
On June 14, 2018, at 11:40 a.m., an employee was installing rebar bands on a gabion wall when he suffered a seizure, requiring hospitalization. Dehydration contributed to the seizure. The employee was tied off at the time so there were no physical injuries. |