Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Strand Products, LP, 12611 Cain Circle, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling wire from a bobbin to correct a tangle in the wire. As the employee started the spooler to reload the wire onto the bobbin, the wire caught the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with an ankle fracture.
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An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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