Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northwest Pipe Company, 351 Longhorn Rd., SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on , Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was placing a chock onto pipe to stabilize it on the conveyor. The employee tried to go over the machinery instead of around it, and his right thigh got caught by the moving conveyor machinery. He sustained a severe laceration and torn muscle, requiring surgery.