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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018054288 · 5/3/2018 · National Oilwell Varco

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source
Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
National Oilwell Varco
Location
5100 N. Sam houston Pkwy West, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77086
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a horizontal wheel press to push the shaft out of a drum when a 2" nut that was being used as a spacer was ejected from between the piston and shaft of the drum. The nut contacted the employee's left bicep, fracturing the humerus.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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