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Tenaris Bay City, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — BAY CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tenaris Bay City, Inc. in BAY CITY, TEXAS
Employer Tenaris Bay City, Inc. Report ID 2018010792
Address 7960 State HWY 35 City, State ZIP BAY CITY, TEXAS 77414
Event Date January 24, 2018 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 Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # 1290680
GPS Coordinates 29.01000, -95.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a come-along to realign a chain on a sprocket when the employee's left thumb was caught between the chain and sprocket, lacerating and breaking it. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2018, a worker at Tenaris Bay City, Inc. in BAY CITY, TEXAS suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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