Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Nucor Steel Texas
Start: 3/13/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032386 · 3/13/2025 · Nucor Steel Texas

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Gripping and turning handtools unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Nucor Steel Texas
Location: 8812 US-79, JEWETT, TEXAS, 75846
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a piece of 8-inch channel (450 pounds) while using a no-touch tool to flip it. His right thumb was caught between the material and the tool, and the tip of the thumb was crushed. The employee sustained a fracture to the left thumb and a laceration that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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