Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at W&W AFCO STEEL
Start: 3/26/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032849 · 3/26/2025 · W&W AFCO STEEL

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Machine and tool parts, accessories n.e.c.
Secondary source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: W&W AFCO STEEL
Location: 2221 Erskine St, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79415
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was grinding a beam when the grinding disc exploded and a fragment of the disc struck the employee's right lower leg. The employee sustained a laceration and a fracture to the right shin.

Source

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