ASHLAND, VA ·
OSHA Injury Report: STEEL SERVICES, INC. ASHLAND
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at STEEL SERVICES, INC. ASHLAND in 11058 LEADBETTER ROAD, ASHLAND, VA 23005 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material handler AND SAW operator in steel merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- STEEL SERVICES, INC. ASHLAND
- Parent company
- STEEL SERVICES, INC.
- Street
- 11058 LEADBETTER ROAD
- City
- ASHLAND
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 23005
- On-site location
- WAREHOUSE
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 9
- Days restricted or transferred
- 52
Before the incident
Employee was helping a coworker stack material when his lower back began hurting. He voiced he walked over to the forklift to stretch out his back. He states he began feeling dizzy then passed out. He voiced his coworker reports he passed out hitting his head on a part of the forklift.
What happened
Employee was helping a coworker stack material when his lower back began hurting. He voiced he walked over to the forklift to stretch out his back. He states he began feeling dizzy then passed out. He voiced his coworker reports he passed out hitting his head on a part of the forklift. He states he did suffer a laceration to the back of the head and voiced he was told he was only unconscious for 15-20sed. Mr. [REDACTED] voiced the ambulance was called and he was taken to Hanover Emergency Center [REDACTED] where he is currently being treated. He states he is about to be seen by the doctor now and is waiting on stitches. When asked if he has had a CT scan or any other studies competed he states he is currently waiting to be taken back for a CT scan
Injury or illness
Employee was helping a coworker stack material when his lower back began hurting. He voiced he walked over to the forklift to stretch out his back. He states he began feeling dizzy then passed out. He voiced his coworker reports he passed out hitting his head on a part of the forklift. He states he did suffer a laceration to the back of the head and voiced he was told he was only unconscious for 15-20sed. [REDACTED] voiced the ambulance was called and he was taken to Hanover Emergency Center 804-417-0300 where he is currently being treated. He states he is about to be seen by the doctor now and is waiting on stitches. When asked if he has had a CT scan or any other studies competed he states he is currently waiting to be taken back for a CT scan
Object or substance involved
fall causing head to strike a stationary object (forklift)
Summary line
EE FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHILE STACKING MATERIAL. TOOK A BREAK TO STRETCH FELT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT STRIKING HI HEAD ON THE FORKLIFT
Employee and industry
- Job description
- MATERIAL HANDLER AND SAW OPERATOR
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 423510: Steel merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 30
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 63,227
- EIN
- 540462975
- Establishment ID
- 440180
- Employer case #
- R2023012
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:30
- Time of incident
- 17:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-04
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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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