# Fractures at Tenaris Hickman
> OSHA SIR `20231211492` · 12/19/2023 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tenaris Hickman
- **Location:** 4950 N County Rd 967, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

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