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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2020032116 · 3/4/2020 · Kayoi Steel Group America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Scrap metal
Secondary source
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
Kayoi Steel Group America
Location
8001 Border Steel, VINTON, TEXAS, 79821
NAICS
331511
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After recharging the furnace, there was an explosion inside the furnace. An employee was hit by a hot piece of scrap metal that flew out of the furnace while he was using the lance. The scrap metal struck the employee in the left shoulder near the arm pit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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