Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ArcelorMittal, I-10 & Vinton Rd., VINTON, TEXAS 79821
on , Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
On March 30, 2015, at approximately 7:30 a.m., employees were using an overhead crane to move a sub-product (billet) from a lower level to a higher level. When the billet was situated on the higher level, the chain loosened; it toppled over and fell the down the stairs, striking the employee who was coming up to unhook it. The employee was hospitalized with a scalp laceration and spine fractures.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedMetal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural