BESSEMER, ALABAMA—
U.S. PIPE AND FOUNDRY
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. PIPE AND FOUNDRY, 2023 St Luis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35020 on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was rolling two 1,00-pound iron pipes by hand when one of the pipes rolled back toward him, causing his right arm to become caught between the two pipes. He sustained a right radius fracture and was hospitalized for surgery.
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An employee was rolling a pipe off a transfer car when the pipe rolled back and caught their right little finger between the pipe and the rail, resulting in an amputation to the finger.
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A maintenance employee was taking a master link out of a chain when his hand got caught between the chain and sprocket resulting in fractures to the left hand.
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An employee was helping to clean up an iron spill. A 3-foot skimming rod was laid on top of the machine ladle of a casting machine. The rod had been previously dipped in the blacking liquid. The wet rod fell into the ladle, causing a reaction that ejected molten iron from the ladle. The molten iron contacted and burned the employee's left foot.
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