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Welspun Tubular, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Welspun Tubular, LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer Welspun Tubular, LLC Report ID 2019088098
Address 9301 Frazier Pike City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206
Event Date August 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.69000, -92.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee had used a prybar to remove an un-flattened end of a new coil, and was standing on the coil in an attempt to feed the end into the shear. The coil was moved, and the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between the coil and a hold-down roller.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2019, a worker at Welspun Tubular, LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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