MIDDLETOWN, OHIO·
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Middletown Works, 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 45044 on , Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric overhead travelling crane. The crane picked up four slabs of raw steel and travelled to the end of the runway. The end stops halted the crane but allowed the crane cab to contact the landing structure which in turn caused the mounting bolts of the crane to shear. The crane cab fell approximately 40 feet to the ground and the operator sustained a fractured skull, fractured vertebrae, and a laceration to the back of the head.
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