Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet — Fractures — MIDDLETOWN, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc in MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
Employer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Report ID 2025077198
Address 1801 Crawford St. City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 45043
Event Date July 23, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary Source Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection # 1839788
GPS Coordinates 39.50000, -84.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching rigging to a mandrel sleeve during routine mandrel sleeve replacement. The employee fell 15 feet from a work platform to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their eye socket, spine, and a rib.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2025, a worker at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc in MIDDLETOWN, OHIO suffered fractures to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet, with scaffolds, staging unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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