← OSHA severe injury reports

Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022065475 · 6/23/2022 · Empire Steel Erectors, LP.

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
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name
Empire Steel Erectors, LP.
Location
1600 Whitaker dr, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, 77546
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were moving steel tubes from a storage area to a slab. The load shifted and one employee's hands were caught between the tubes, which crushed the middle and ring fingers on both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown