Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at ArcelorMittal
Start: 6/18/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066138 · 6/18/2019 · ArcelorMittal

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
Source: Existing floor opening
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: ArcelorMittal
Location: 3060 Eggers Ave, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44105
NAICS: 331110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee working on an elevated platform fell 25 feet through the oxygen load opening, landing on the lower level of a basic oxygen furnace. The employee was attempting to arrest flames while tapping steel. The employee suffered multiple fractures and second degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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