PEKIN, ILLINOIS—
Hanna Steel Corporation
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hanna Steel Corporation, 220 Hanna Drive, PEKIN, ILLINOIS 61554 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was loading steel bundles at a production saw. The employee unstrapped one end of the double stack of tube steel while the saw operator was moving the stack at the same time. The bottom bundle fell off the roller conveyor, striking the employee in the pelvic area.
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NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
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An employee was placing a board on top of a bundle of steel tubing. A crane was moving a bundle of steel that struck the employee and caught them against another bundle of steel tubing. The employee sustained a crushing injury and hematoma to the right upper leg.
NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
Hanna Steel Corporation
An employee was helping a crane operator rig a chain around two bundles of steel tubing. The hoist was raised, and the employee's thumb was caught between the chain and a steel tube. The employee suffered a broken thumb and damage to the thumbnail.
NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
Hanna Steel Corporation
An employee was cutting 6-inch round stock (steel) in a horizontal scissor-style band saw. A 16-inch long cut piece was being manually repositioned for lifting when it shifted. The piece caught the employee's left middle and ring fingertips against the frame of the band saw. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated. They also sustained a crushing injury to their ring finger and loss of a fingernail.
NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
Hanna Steel Corporation
An employee was using an overhead crane to align a tooling rack. The employee's hand slipped and the tooling rack shifted, pinching his right fifth finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
NORTHPORT, ALABAMA—
Hanna Steel Corporation
An employee was handling scrap metal at a machine when they stepped on a piece of scrap metal and it punctured their right foot. The employee sustained a laceration to the foot.
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