Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Steel Corporation, 1 Camp Hollow Road, WEST MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA 15122
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A forklift delivered a work roll to the roll shop for repairs. The forklift lowered the forks to the ground with the roll on the forks. The operator then slightly tilted the forks to have the roll come off the forks. An employee was using a steel bar to attempt to stop the roll. The momentum of the roll forced the bar from his hands and struck his lower left leg, breaking the fibula/tibia.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
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