OSHA Injury Report: Ellwood Specialty Metals Company

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Setting up the Big Saw

What happened

Employee was setting up a saw in the [REDACTED]. There is a set of stairs on the right side of the machine to access the roller table to get a measurement of the block that needs cut. Employee was coming down the stairs and lost his footing on the first step closest to the ground. His foot did not hit the whole step just the rounded edge. When employee lost his footing he put his hand down to catch himself and came down on the metal step which is rigid and cut the palm of his left hand.

Injury or illness

Laceration to Left Hand

Object or substance involved

the employee 's foot slipping on the edge of the step as he stepped off the saw causing him to fall. As he tried to catch himself he received a laceration to the palm of his left hand from contacting the aggressive grating of the saw steps.

Summary line

Laceration to Left Hand caused by the employee 's foot slipping on the edge of the step as he stepped off the saw causing him to fall. As he tried to catch himself he received a laceration to the palm of his left hand from contacting the aggressive grati

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.