United States Steel Corporation Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant

Fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Steel Corporation Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant in CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania
Employer United States Steel Corporation Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant
Address 400 State Street
City, State ZIP CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania 15025
Report ID 20221210741
Event Date December 10, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Cheek(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111
GPS Coordinates 40.30410, -79.87204

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Incident Narrative

An employee was ascending a ladder when they fell from the ladder onto a scaffold platform, resulting in a head laceration and a cheek fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2022, a worker at United States Steel Corporation Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant in CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania suffered fractures to the cheek(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 124 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

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