# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Niles Iron and Metals Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065654` · 6/17/2020 · NILES, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Niles Iron and Metals Co., LLC
- **Location:** 700 South Main, NILES, OHIO, 44446
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in the process of cutting a coil of steel when the coil sprung open, catching his left leg and pinning it to the ground. He sustained a severe injury to his left ankle and was hospitalized for surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*