WORTHINGTON STEEL
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Fractures — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | WORTHINGTON STEEL | Report ID | 2025032990 |
| Address | 1127 Dearborn Dr | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43085 |
| Event Date | March 31, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331221 | Inspection # | 1815720 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.11000, -82.98000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee removed a floor plate and reached into the opening to manually flip a limit switch on the arbor turntable. The employee then asked a machine operator to turn the table rotate switch. The table rotated and the employee's arm was caught between the table floorplate and the locking pin cylinder block. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their arm and was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 31, 2025, a worker at WORTHINGTON STEEL in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered fractures to the arm(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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