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Northwest Pipe Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — SAGINAW, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northwest Pipe Company in SAGINAW, TEXAS
Employer Northwest Pipe Company Report ID 2015063546
Address 351 Longhorn Rd. City, State ZIP SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
Event Date June 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.84000, -97.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a chock onto pipe to stabilize it on the conveyor. The employee tried to go over the machinery instead of around it, and his right thigh got caught by the moving conveyor machinery. He sustained a severe laceration and torn muscle, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2015, a worker at Northwest Pipe Company in SAGINAW, TEXAS suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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