Fractures

Name: Fractures at ARCELOR MITTAL
Start: 8/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088342 · 8/13/2019 · ARCELOR MITTAL

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: ARCELOR MITTAL
Location: 215 SOUTH FRONT STREET, STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17113
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down from the bottom rung of a portable ladder that was leaned against a segment of a caster on a transport car. While dismounting the ladder, the employee lost balance and fell approximately 3' 2" to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae in the back and required surgery.

Source

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