BAYTOWN, TEXAS—
JSW Steel, Inc.
Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JSW Steel, Inc., 5200 East McKinney, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working behind pipe coating line equipment. He dismounted approximately 4.5 feet from his work platform and lost his footing. He lacerated and injured his shoulder, head, and arm.
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