S COFFEYVILLE, OKLAHOMA—
Star Pipe USA LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Star Pipe USA LLC, 500 W. 4th Street, S COFFEYVILLE, OKLAHOMA 74072 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was making modifications to an electrical panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered burns to multiple parts of the body.
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S COFFEYVILLE, OKLAHOMA—
Star Pipe USA LLC
An employee was traveling across an elevated service/working platform. The employee fell through an open floor section, striking the lower level, the floor, and some foundry equipment and suffering multiple fractures to both legs.
S COFFEYVILLE, OKLAHOMA—
Star Pipe USA LLC
An employee was in the crow's nest of a charge deck operating an overhead crane to break foundry returns in a return pit. A section of gating exited the return pit and struck the employee's lower left leg, resulting in a compound fracture.
S COFFEYVILLE, OKLAHOMA—
Star Pipe USA LLC
An employee was retrieving his fallen hard hat from under the mold line when the line indexed, impacting the employee's head. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture.
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