Steel Warehouse of Ohio Profiling Division

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Steel Warehouse of Ohio Profiling Division in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Steel Warehouse of Ohio Profiling Division Report ID 20201110475
Address 3193 Independence Road City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44105
Event Date November 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Sheet metal
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1501900
GPS Coordinates 41.46000, -81.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhooking the steel stack from the moving lifter in order to have the plates picked up by the suction lifter when the top plate shifted and fell. The sheet slid down and struck the employee's left foot, fracturing the metatarsal bones. He was hospitalized for treatment and surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2020, a worker at Steel Warehouse of Ohio Profiling Division in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered fractures to the foot (feet), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with sheet metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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