Injured by object held or wielded by person · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nucor Steel Texas, 8812 US-79, JEWETT, TEXAS 75846
on , Fractures and surface, flesh wounds, affecting the thumb(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was lifting a piece of 8-inch channel (450 pounds) while using a no-touch tool to flip it. His right thumb was caught between the material and the tool, and the tip of the thumb was crushed. The employee sustained a fracture to the left thumb and a laceration that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedThumb(s)Gripping and turning handtools unspecified