JSW STEEL USA, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - BAYTOWN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JSW STEEL USA, Inc. in BAYTOWN, Texas
Employer JSW STEEL USA, Inc.
Address 5200 E. MCKINNEY
City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, Texas 77523
Report ID 2023075930
Event Date July 5, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 331210
Inspection # 1682019
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -94.89000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was conducting a knife change on a mechanical shear when a holder from a cassette slid down, compressing the employee between the machine housing and the cassette holder. They sustained fractures to the pelvis and right leg as well as a partially collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2023, a worker at JSW STEEL USA, Inc. in BAYTOWN, Texas suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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