Tejas Tubular Products, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Tejas Tubular Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2021010170 |
| Address | 8640 North Green River Dr. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77028 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Clothing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332811 | Inspection # | 1510521 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.83000, -95.26000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reaching to adjust materials when a burr on the end of a pipe, which was spinning in a CNC machine, caught the employee's clothes. The employee suffered fractures to the left arm, left collarbone, and neck, as well as trauma to a right-side rib and the chest.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2021, a worker at Tejas Tubular Products, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.
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