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North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — DELTA, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC in DELTA, OHIO
Employer North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC Report ID 2020043634
Address 6767 COUNTY RD. 9 City, State ZIP DELTA, OHIO 43515
Event Date April 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Scrap metal
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.56000, -84.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting scrap material with a torch when the material shifted and struck the employee's right foot. The employee sustained a right foot laceration and fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2020, a worker at North Star Bluescope Steel, LLC in DELTA, OHIO suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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