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OmniSource Corporation

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — DEFIANCE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at OmniSource Corporation in DEFIANCE, OHIO
Employer OmniSource Corporation Report ID 2017109573
Address 880 Linden Street City, State ZIP DEFIANCE, OHIO 43512
Event Date October 5, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1270307
GPS Coordinates 41.27000, -84.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee's foot slipped out while he was stepping approximately 2 feet down onto a work platform to access a conveyor's grease point. He fractured his left lower leg and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 5, 2017, a worker at OmniSource Corporation in DEFIANCE, OHIO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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