Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TMS International Nucor Steel, 5400 West Loop 281 Bldg. 54, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75602
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using a hand torch to cut a steel ingot. The ingot cracked into four pieces, one of which flew off the table and into the employee's foot, pinning it to the ground. The employee suffered a broken heel, a broken fibula, and dislocated toes.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
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