LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS—
Welspun Tubular, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Welspun Tubular, LLC, 9301 Frazier Pike, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
The injured employee was putting a stencil on the south side of a pipe. Just behind the injured employee, a coworker was in the process of quality testing a finished pipe. The coworker was raising the rotator when a pipe that was not centered correctly rolled off the rotator and struck the injured employee. The injured employee suffered a broken pelvis.
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