Worker injured when 1K-pound load falls from crane
OSHA fines TimkenSteel nearly $400K for safety hazards at Canton, Ohio, plants
A crane's safety latch failed and 1,000 pounds of equipment fell on a man below and injured him as he worked on the factory floor of TimkenSteel Corp. For the second time in a year, OSHA found struck-by, fall and amputation* hazards at the company's two Canton plants following inspections.
OSHA issued TimkenSteel's Gambrinus plant one willful, one repeated and two serious safety citations on Oct. 30 as a result of its investigation into the May 4, 2015, injury. The seven-year employee could not work for several months after the incident in which he fractured his left foot and broke several bones.