Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Oilwell Varco, 5100 N. Sam houston Pkwy West, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77086
on , Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a horizontal wheel press to push the shaft out of a drum when a 2" nut that was being used as a spacer was ejected from between the piston and shaft of the drum. The nut contacted the employee's left bicep, fracturing the humerus.