Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at TMS International Nucor Steel
Start: 2/23/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021730 · 2/23/2022 · TMS International Nucor Steel

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name: TMS International Nucor Steel
Location: 5400 West Loop 281 Bldg. 54, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75602
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand torch to cut a steel ingot. The ingot cracked into four pieces, one of which flew off the table and into the employee's foot, pinning it to the ground. The employee suffered a broken heel, a broken fibula, and dislocated toes.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown