WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA—
ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a loop car while standing on grating. As he was checking the wheels of the loop car, the grating gave way and he fell through the opening to the next level below, injuring his ankle. He was hospitalized.
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