# Fractures at U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043058` · 4/3/2020 · LONE STAR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 6866 Highway 259 South, LONE STAR, TEXAS, 75668
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An exit swing conveyor (which directed piping to a quenching machine) was undergoing maintenance. The swing conveyor abruptly cycled and swung to the left, pinning an employee's leg against a building column. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

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