Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-12 | Lone Star | Tx | Texas Tubular Products | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating the south-end facer when a pneumatic clamp that holds the pipe down engaged. The clamp came down on the employee's right arm and fractured it. | |||||
2020-04-03 | Lone Star | Texas | U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
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. |