TOLEDO, OHIO—
Alro Steel Corporation
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Alro Steel Corporation, 3003 Airport Highway, TOLEDO, OHIO 43609 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a round bar stock from the pan to the saw when the bar slipped. The employee grabbed it and their left thumb was crushed between the bar and the saw arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left thumb.
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