Houston, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Vallourec Star, LP
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Vallourec Star, LP in Houston, TX 77049 resulted in days away from work. Employee was loader Operator in pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Vallourec Star, LP
- Parent company
- Vallourec Star, LP
- Street
- 8603 Sheldon Rd
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77049
- On-site location
- Mobile Maintenance
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
The mobile maintenance technician and shipping operator were assisting contractors with the installation of a Volvo wheel loader boom to a fork attachment frame
What happened
The shipping operator attempted to install the securement pin but was unable to do so. Once the park brake had been applied the shipping operator placed his hands through the pad eyes to troubleshoot when the wheel loader boom unexpectedly shifted pinching the shipping operators right index finger between the pad eyes.
Injury or illness
Laceration and a fracture to the fingertip.
Object or substance involved
The wheel loader boom
Summary line
Injury to right hand index finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Loader Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 331210 — Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 320
- Total hours worked
- 986742
- EIN
- 820549409
- Establishment ID
- 1536274
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 16:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 05MAR26:05:12:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.