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Jindal Tubular USA, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Jindal Tubular USA, LLC in BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Jindal Tubular USA, LLC Report ID 2019033283
Address 13092 Seaolane Rd. City, State ZIP BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI 39520
Event Date March 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.22000, -89.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting welding wire from a welding machine's welding head when he was struck from behind by the welding machine boom and knocked into a steel pipe that was being loaded onto the welding rack. He suffered a ruptured intestine and torn ligament in the right leg.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2019, a worker at Jindal Tubular USA, LLC in BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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