Welspun Tubular, LLC
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Welspun Tubular, LLC | Report ID | 2018088561 |
| Address | 8200 Frazier Pike | City, State ZIP | LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206 |
| Event Date | August 20, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Secondary Source | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | 1341445 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.70000, -92.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a scrap bin with an overhead crane. As he was lowering the bin, a 20-inch diameter and 80-foot long pipe automatically kicked off of a conveyor into the area where he was standing. The pipe hit the bin and caused the bin to catch his right leg between the bin and a stationary table, fracturing it. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 20, 2018, a worker at Welspun Tubular, LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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