Incident date: 2019-06-18
NAICS industry code: 331110

An employee working on an elevated platform fell 25 feet through the oxygen load opening, landing on the lower level of a basic oxygen furnace. The employee was attempting to arrest flames while tapping steel. The employee suffered multiple fractures and second degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
code_source: title: Existing floor opening
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate