LUBBOCK, TEXAS·
W&W AFCO STEEL
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at W&W AFCO STEEL, 2221 Erskine St, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79415 on , Fractures and surface, flesh wounds, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was grinding a beam when the grinding disc exploded and a fragment of the disc struck the employee's right lower leg. The employee sustained a laceration and a fracture to the right shin.
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