Elite Pro Rebar
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Crushing injuries — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Elite Pro Rebar | Report ID | 2022032323 |
| Address | 9001 Cortana Pl. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70815 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely | Source of Injury | Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.45000, -91.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were raising a forklift load of rebar mesh to the fourth floor of a building. An employee tried to separate the forks and the rebar rolled on his hand, crushing two fingers.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2022, a worker at Elite Pro Rebar in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.
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