Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at JSW STEEL USA, Inc.
Start: 7/5/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023075930 · 7/5/2023 · JSW STEEL USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: JSW STEEL USA, Inc.
Location: 5200 E. MCKINNEY, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a knife change on a mechanical shear when a holder from a cassette slid down, compressing the employee between the machine housing and the cassette holder. They sustained fractures to the pelvis and right leg as well as a partially collapsed lung.

Source

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