CF&I Steel, L.P.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet - Fractures - PUEBLO, Colorado
| Employer | CF&I Steel, L.P. |
| Address | 2100 SOUTH FREEWAY |
| City, State ZIP | PUEBLO, Colorado 81004 |
| Report ID | 2024010017 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2024 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Trunk and other upper extremities |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet |
| Source of Injury | Existing opening, hole in constructed surface |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 |
| Inspection # | 1719340 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.22658, -104.61406 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working at an electric arc furnace. The employee was cleaning ash and shoveling it down a 3-by-3-foot electrode mast hole to the level below. The electrode mast hole did not have an electrode in it due to the furnace being shut down at the time. The employee fell through the hole approximately 20 feet. The employee suffered fractures to their left shoulder, pelvis, L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae; and S1, S2, and S3 sacral bones.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2024, a worker at CF&I Steel, L.P. in PUEBLO, Colorado suffered fractures to the trunk and other upper extremities. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with existing opening, hole in constructed surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 671 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet injuries.
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