Cleveland Cliffs

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway — Fractures — MANSFIELD, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cleveland Cliffs in MANSFIELD, OHIO
Employer Cleveland Cliffs Report ID 2023087642
Address 913 Bowman Street City, State ZIP MANSFIELD, OHIO 44903
Event Date August 21, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Secondary Source Curbs, traffic calming bumps, embankments, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.78000, -82.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a coil tractor to transport scrap coils to a field. To avoid a collision with a semi-truck, the employee continued in the opposite direction down a path that led onto a narrow dirt road. The load became unstable, causing the tractor to overturn and fall into a drainage basin. The employee sustained a left leg and ankle fracture.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2023, a worker at Cleveland Cliffs in MANSFIELD, OHIO suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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