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29 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Gerdau".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 29 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | Gerdau | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat unspecified | Effects of heat n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Gerdau | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA | Exposure to electric arc | Electrical burns any degree | Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Gerdau Special Steel North America | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2021 | Gerdau Special Steel North America | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Crushing injuries | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc. | SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Explosion, n.e.c. | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Gerdau | CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Apr 22, 2020 | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Explosion, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| May 28, 2019 | Gerdau Long Steel North America Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| May 21, 2019 | Gerdau Jamestown Metal Recycling | JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Gerdau Long Steel, Inc. | BALDWIN, FLORIDA | Fall on same level, unspecified | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Gerdau Macsteel | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 22, 2017 | GERDAU AMERISTEEL | SAYREVILLE, NEW JERSEY | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Gerdau Macsteel | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Gerdau Ameristeel | PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Mar 6, 2017 | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Gerdau Macsteel | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Gerdau Macsteel | FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc. | DULUTH, GEORGIA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Gerdau | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Gerdau | FARMERSVILLE, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 3, 2015 | Gerdau Midlothian Mill | MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 22, 2015 | Gerdau | O FALLON, MISSOURI | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 17, 2015 | GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA | VIDOR, TEXAS | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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