Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Welspun Tubular, LLC, 9301 Frazier Pike, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on top of a coil, trying to align its head end with its tail end for stationary welding. The coil clamp was lowered onto the employee's left foot, amputating the big toe.
An employee was working in the pallet yard stacking lumber when their left index finger was crushed between two railroad ties, resulting in an amputation.
On December 4, 2023, at 12:30 PM, an employee was grinding a pipe. The stops on the skid failed and a pipe rolled backward onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with bruising and contusions of the right leg.
An employee had just finished inspecting a steel pipe and rolled it forward to begin inspecting the next pipe. The pipe rolled back and caught his finger between both pipes, resulting in a crush injury to the fingertip that required medical amputation.
An employee was using an overhead crane to transfer a flux hopper. While the hopper was being lifted, it swung toward the employee, crushing his left hand and lower arm against a wall. The employee was hospitalized with a wrist fracture.
An employee was inspecting piping when the guarding of the pressure mat or safety door malfunctioned, causing the pipe from behind to move forward. The employee was caught between both pipes and the conveyor, resulting in a left leg amputation.
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.
An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 331210)
An employee was cutting wooden boards using a table saw when the glove on his left hand was caught by the blade, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
An employee was placing a board on top of a bundle of steel tubing. A crane was moving a bundle of steel that struck the employee and caught them against another bundle of steel tubing. The employee sustained a crushing injury and hematoma to the right upper leg.
A crane was hoisting a pipe. An employee was adjusting twisted lifting chains on the end of the pipe when the pipe was raised, causing the employee's hands to be caught between the chains and the pipe. The employee suffered injuries to the left index finger, left ring finger, right ring finger, and right index finger; the right index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.
During a routine inspection, an employee placed their hand on a pipe to check a weld. The pipe clamp activated, closed on the pipe, and trapped the employee's right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation and fracture to the fingertip as well as a laceration to the ring finger.
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.
An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.