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Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

1 hospitalization · 2015063546 · 6/9/2015 · Northwest Pipe Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thigh(s)
Nature of injury
Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Northwest Pipe Company
Location
351 Longhorn Rd., SAGINAW, TEXAS, 76179
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing a chock onto pipe to stabilize it on the conveyor. The employee tried to go over the machinery instead of around it, and his right thigh got caught by the moving conveyor machinery. He sustained a severe laceration and torn muscle, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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