# Crushing injuries at United Steel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098584` · 9/18/2023 · EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple foot (feet) locations
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Steel, Inc.
- **Location:** 164 School Street, EAST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06108
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 18, 2023, an employee's foot was struck by approximately 2,000 pounds of steel. The employee's foot and toes were crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

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