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Strains

1 hospitalization · 2022076282 · 7/19/2022 · U.S. Steel Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
Source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
U.S. Steel Corporation
Location
400 STATE STREET, CLAIRTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15025
NAICS
331111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was using a hooked pole to pull coke battery flue caps out of position so that temperature readings could be taken inside the flue. While he was pulling a cap, he suffered a back strain.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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