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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017087416 · 8/3/2017 · United States Steel Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
United States Steel Corporation
Location
1 Camp Hollow Road, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15122
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A forklift delivered a work roll to the roll shop for repairs. The forklift lowered the forks to the ground with the roll on the forks. The operator then slightly tilted the forks to have the roll come off the forks. An employee was using a steel bar to attempt to stop the roll. The momentum of the roll forced the bar from his hands and struck his lower left leg, breaking the fibula/tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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