CLEVELAND, TEXAS·
Western Forge & Flange Co., LLC
Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Western Forge & Flange Co., LLC, 687 County Road 2201, CLEVELAND, TEXAS 77328 on , Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels, affecting the abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a 6,000-pound forging hammer to make flanges. They placed the metal on top of a flange die and started to hit the red-hot metal with the ram. During the hammering action, a shard of hot metal broke off the part being worked and punctured the employee's abdomen. The employee required surgery.
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