# Bruises, contusions at HARRIS REBAR ATLANTIC, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018099805` · 9/21/2018 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** HARRIS REBAR ATLANTIC, INC.
- **Location:** 1700 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*