# Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at Cleveland-Cliffs Coatesville
> OSHA SIR `2024087273` · 8/8/2024 · COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Scrap metal
- **Secondary source:** Panels, sheets, plates  metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland-Cliffs Coatesville
- **Location:** 139 Modena Rd, COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19320
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a track-driven torch cutting machine. He was making a longitudinal cut through the centerline of a slab of scrap steel. The torch was approximately 31 inches from the end of the planned cut when the slab unexpectedly separated. A piece of the slab crushed the employee's lower left leg.

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