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U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LONE STAR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. in LONE STAR, TEXAS
Employer U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. Report ID 2020043058
Address 6866 Highway 259 South City, State ZIP LONE STAR, TEXAS 75668
Event Date April 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1474190
GPS Coordinates 32.91000, -94.71000

Incident Narrative

An exit swing conveyor (which directed piping to a quenching machine) was undergoing maintenance. The swing conveyor abruptly cycled and swung to the left, pinning an employee's leg against a building column. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2020, a worker at U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. in LONE STAR, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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