HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION, 10881 Steel Conversion, Inc, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77045 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was color coding the ends of pipes with spray paint. A pipe got stuck on the flapper that moves the pipes up to the table. The employee went to clear the pipe and another pipe fell back on his right arm, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
An employee was trying to unjam 1,700-pound steel pipes. A pipe rolled back and crushed his fingers against another pipe. His left little finger was amputated and the ring finger was injured, requiring stitches.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
An employee was feeding a 25-foot pipe into an inbound punch straightener. The employee was positioning the pipe with a cheater bar with his right hand on the cheater bar and his left hand on the railing of the punch straightener. The pipe contacted the employee's left thumb on the railing, resulting in a partial amputation.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
An employee was visually inspecting the liner plates. While conducting the inspection, the employee's gloved right hand was caught in the machine roller resulting in a crushing injury to the hand. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
An employee was threading a pipe on a CNC lathe. The machine activated while he was holding a piece of sand paper between the chuck and the pipe. His right middle finger was amputated.
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