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United States Steel Corporation

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Steel Corporation in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer United States Steel Corporation Report ID 2022076451
Address Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant, 13th Street and Braddock Avenue City, State ZIP BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA 15104
Event Date July 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Secondary Source Machine platforms
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1610227
GPS Coordinates 40.40000, -79.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working with a mixer. The employee fell through a floor hole to a platform 20 feet below the mixer, suffering a fractured pelvis and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2022, a worker at United States Steel Corporation in BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 160 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet injuries.

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