CLEVELAND, OHIO—
ArcelorMittal
Fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was changing out vacuum switches on the third level in an electrical room. The employee fell through the space created by the removal of the switches, landing 7.5 feet below and suffering fractured neck vertebrae and a lacerated scalp.
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