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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019054935 · 5/15/2019 · Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Confined spaces, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Molten or hot metals, slag

Employer

Name
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Location
1945 Airport Road, COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 39701
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working under a platform when a piece of slag fell off the furnace, hitting him in the hard hat and knocking him into a 2.5-foot pit. He suffered injuries to his scalp and a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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