Welspun Tubular, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Welspun Tubular, Inc. in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas
Employer Welspun Tubular, Inc.
Address 8200 FRAZIER PIKE, HFW Maintenance Shop
City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas 72206
Report ID 2016010925
Event Date January 30, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Crowbars
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332996
Inspection # 1122684
GPS Coordinates 34.71916, -92.23731

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pry bar to guide the base of a jib crane over the bolts in the floor. The base was suspended by straps attached to a forklift. The base slipped in the straps and pinned the employee's right hand between the pry bar and the floor, breaking his right index finger and requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2016, a worker at Welspun Tubular, Inc. in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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