BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
O'Neal Steel, LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at O'Neal Steel, LLC, 744 41st Street North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35222 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using an overhead crane to put a piece of metal scrap in a dumpster. A stack of beams turned over and pinned the employee, injuring the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was unloading a carbon steel plate from a truck and moving it to a storage location. As the employee moved the hoist upward, one of the four hoisting devices was still engaged with material, causing the stack of plates to move. The employee's right ankle and foot were pinched, resulting in a right ankle fracture.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
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An employee was separating two pieces of steel tubing from a bundle of four. The tubing fell; the employee's left thumb was caught between two pieces of it, and he suffered a laceration that included a ligament in the thumb. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
O'Neal Steel, LLC
An employee was removing an overhead crane chain from material that had been placed on a saw conveyor. The chain hook caught on the conveyor, then came loose and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fracture to the right side of the jaw.
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
O'Neal Steel, LLC
An employee was lifting steel plates with an overhead crane. The steel plates struck the employee in the face resulting in a broken jaw and fractured teeth.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS—
O'Neal Steel, LLC
An employee was on top of a flatbed truck. The employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist, eye socket, and ribs.
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