WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC
Other structural fire without collapse · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC, 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA 26062 on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On May 15, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee was hospitalized after inhaling smoke from an electrical fire at the Switchgear No. 7 Substation. Before the incident, mechanical technicians working at the oil recovery plant heard an explosion and noticed a fire at the substation.
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An employee was using a piece of I-beam to pound out a piece of scrap metal from a mandrel when his hand got caught between the I-beam and the scrap metal, leading to a cut and a smashed hand.
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An employee was using a 60-foot long pole to knock a piece of steel scrap loose from the heating section of a continuous annealer after a strip break when a refractory brick came loose and fell, striking the employee's hard hat and causing a concussion. A second employee sustained a head contusion when the fragmented refractory brick bounced off the first employee's hard hat and struck him in the head. The first employee was hospitalized.
WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC
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.
WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a loop car while standing on grating. As he was checking the wheels of the loop car, the grating gave way and he fell through the opening to the next level below, injuring his ankle. He was hospitalized.
WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC
An employee was standing near a base cover while it was being lowered by crane. The employee noticed damage on the cover and started to spin it to access the part that needed repairs. The crane operator was not aware of the employee and continued to lower the cover. The employee's fingers were caught between the cover and the crane, amputating the left fourth finger mid-nailbed and the third fingertip.
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