AK Steel worker injured by molten metal

Apr 18, 2012 | 04:19 PM | Michael Cowden

Tags  AK Steel, Middletown Works, Middletown Fire Department, molten metal, injury, Michael Cowden

TORONTO — A worker was injured at AK Steel Corp.’s Middletown, Ohio, plant Wednesday when molten metal "erupted" from a rail car.

The employee, who suffered first- and second-degree burns on an arm and a leg, was treated and released at Atrium Medical Center, AK Steel and Middletown Fire Department sources said.....





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