Fractures

Name: Fractures at ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC
Start: 7/29/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019077707 · 7/29/2019 · ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC
Location: 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was searching for scrap debris behind tailing rolls. The employee was descending a step at the tension reel area towards the coil car when his heel slipped, causing him to fall into the coil car, striking his rib cage. He sustained three broken ribs and a contusion on the side.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown