Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-15 | Mingo Junction | Oh | JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On November 15, 2021, an employee was splashed with molten metal while measuring steel in a mold. The employee sustained multiple third degree burns on their neck, right hand, and right leg. | |||||
2020-06-10 | Mingo Junction | Ohio | Total Equipment Company | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee had been performing maintenance on an air compressor. The employee was testing the voltage on the motor control panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was treated for second and third degree burns to the arm and both hands. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Mingo Junction | Ohio | JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee was climbing down a ladder. He was on the second rung when he felt his quadricep pull. He requiring hospitalization and surgery for a detached right quadricep muscle. | |||||
2019-03-08 | Mingo Junction | Ohio | JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was sweeping a floor to remove lime. The employee was hospitalized with lime dust irritation in the eyes. | |||||
2019-03-07 | Mingo Junction | Ohio | JSW Steel USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a forklift when its hydraulic hose became bound. While the employee was trying to remove the hose, the forklift's mast chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left thumb to the first joint. |