CINCINNATI, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY in 209 LONGWORTH STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45215 resulted in days away from work. Employee was supervisor in metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY
- Parent company
- DAVID HIRSCHBERG STEEL COMPANY
- Street
- 209 LONGWORTH STREET
- City
- CINCINNATI
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45215
- On-site location
- Scrap Drop Area South End
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Inspecting and assessing scrap material dropped from commercial customer location. He identified (3) 55 Gal drums with lids and bung plugs. Upon inspecting the drums he confirmed one drum had liquid contents believed to have been residual water from the required wash-out.
What happened
When [REDACTED] removed the bung plug from the drums lid internal pressure forced liquid and vapor from the drum and onto his left hand and inhaled dispelled vapors.
Injury or illness
Despite wearing required PPE the pressurized drum expelled a small amount of liquid Nitric Acid which absorbed into his gloves causing minor chemical burns to his thumb index and ring finger tips. His burns were medically classified as 1st degree. In addition [REDACTED] inhaling some of the expelled vapors resulted in temporary respiratory issues and a sore throat. This was classified as Chemical Pneumonia.
Object or substance involved
The contents of Nitric Acid expelled from the pressurized 55 Gal drum
Summary line
Nitric Acid Chemical Burns Thumb Index & Ring Finger Tips Left Hand Respiratory Condition From Inhaling Expelled Vapors
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supervisor
- SOC code
- 41-1012: First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- NAICS code
- 423930: Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 23
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 48,500
- EIN
- 310519152
- Establishment ID
- 147650
- Employer case #
- 23-132660
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 12:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-10
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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