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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064927 · 6/8/2022 · TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
Location
3101 HOLMES RD., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77051
NAICS
332811
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a 25-foot pipe into an inbound punch straightener. The employee was positioning the pipe with a cheater bar with his right hand on the cheater bar and his left hand on the railing of the punch straightener. The pipe contacted the employee's left thumb on the railing, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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