# Fractures at JSW Steel (USA) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011119` · 10/28/2018 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JSW Steel (USA) Inc.
- **Location:** 5200 EAST MCKINNEY RD, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was bending a piece of 3/4" diameter round bar in a vice and utilizing a 3" length of pipe over the bar for leverage. The pipe slipped off causing the employee to lose balance. As a result, the employee fell to the ground and pinched their left index finger between the length of pipe and their body causing a fracture.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*