CLEVELAND, OHIO—
ARCELOR MITTAL
Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ARCELOR MITTAL, 3060 EGGERS AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee in the #2 steel-producing BOF shop was making ladle additions to the first heat steel of the day on furnace #94 when the materials reacted, causing flames and high heat to come up through the chute. The employee received first and second degree burns to the face, right wrist and forearm, and a little bit on his right abdomen.
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An employee was at the door of a pulpit. His left hand was on the door jamb when the door closed on and pinched his left ring finger, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
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An employee was carrying a roll of shrink wrap. The employee tripped over a pallet and fell, the roll crushing the employee's left little finger against the floor. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was walking over a transfer surface for hot steel bars when the employee fell towards the hot bar. The employee's right leg came in contact with the hot bar, receiving second and third degree burns from the knee down and above the ankle. The employee also received a burn on the left wrist.
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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.
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On April 16, 2018, an employee was on a 12-foot ladder soldering a water pipe in the ceiling with a propane torch when the torch flashed, causing first degree burns to the employee's right shoulder and face. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained a concussion, fractured ribs, and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
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