KGS Steel, Inc.
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified - Fractures and surface, flesh wounds - BESSEMER, Alabama
| Employer | KGS Steel, Inc. |
| Address | 3725 Pine Lane |
| City, State ZIP | BESSEMER, Alabama 35022 |
| Report ID | 2025032885 |
| Event Date | March 27, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds |
| Body Part | Head and extremities |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Vehicle trailers, trailing units |
| Secondary Source | Panels, sheets, plates metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.34196, -86.91162 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 27, 2025, an employee snipped the banding straps off two bundles of universal mill (UM) plates (3/4" x 10" x 20') on a 45-foot flatbed trailer. He then worked to combine the two bundles using an overhead crane inside the warehouse. He unhooked the chain on one side of the suspended load. Six UM plates started sliding and knocked the employee from the trailer to the floor. The sliding UM plates then fell on the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right heel, lacerations to the head, and bruising.
Incident Summary
On March 27, 2025, a worker at KGS Steel, Inc. in BESSEMER, Alabama suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the head and extremities. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified, with vehicle trailers, trailing units identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified injuries.
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