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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015074654 · 7/14/2015 · Triple S Steel, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Bundles, bales
Secondary source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Triple S Steel, LLC
Location
6000 Jensen Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77026
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was separating steel bundles with an overhead crane when the rigging of one bundle shifted crushing the employee's right index finger. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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