Mint Hill, NC · 2023-10-30

OSHA Injury Report: Blue Dot Readi Mix

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On 2023-10-30, an injury at Blue Dot Readi Mix in 11330 Bain School Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Blue Dot Readi Mix
Parent company: Blue Dot Readi Mix
Street: 11330 Bain School Road
City: Mint Hill
State: NC
ZIP: 28227
On-site location: In Rebar Fabrication shop at the Autobender

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred: 45

Before the incident

The employee was loading rebar into the Autobender to fabricate rebar for a customer order.

What happened

The employee reached up to grab rebar from the Autobender too early and it caught his left thumb in the cutter part of the Autobender. He thought it was done bending that piece but it still had one more bend to make.

Injury or illness

Pinched the top of his left thumb and required stitches.

Object or substance involved

The cutting part of the Autobender is what damaged the top of his left thumb.

Summary line

Autobender pinched left thumb.

Employee and industry

Job description: Machine Operator
SOC code: 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code: 327320: Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 189
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 427,105
EIN: 201806330
Establishment ID: 920438
Employer case #: 8

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-30
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 13:00
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-01-30