TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION | Report ID | 2022064927 |
| Address | 3101 HOLMES RD. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77051 |
| Event Date | June 8, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Special process machinery, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332811 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.67000, -95.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was feeding a 25-foot pipe into an inbound punch straightener. The employee was positioning the pipe with a cheater bar with his right hand on the cheater bar and his left hand on the railing of the punch straightener. The pipe contacted the employee's left thumb on the railing, resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 8, 2022, a worker at TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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