ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Fractures - RIVIERA BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC in RIVIERA BEACH, Florida
Employer ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC
Address 601 Sam Cooper Way
City, State ZIP RIVIERA BEACH, Florida 33404
Report ID 2022087598
Event Date August 26, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Threading and tapping machines
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 238120
GPS Coordinates 26.76000, -80.08000

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Incident Narrative

The employee was operating a rebar threading machine when its vise malfunctioned. The rebar began to spin, caught the employee's glove, and lacerated and broke his thumb. Surgery was required.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2022, a worker at ADVANCED REBAR AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC in RIVIERA BEACH, Florida suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with threading and tapping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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