Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Wheatland Tube
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Wheatland Tube in 4435 S. Western Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was cutoff Operator in pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wheatland Tube
- Parent company
- Wheatland Tube
- Street
- 4435 S. Western Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60609
- On-site location
- Chicago Pipe, Cutoff
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
Cleaning out slug tray. Transporting tray from cut off to hopper and back to cut off.
What happened
While forklift was returning empty slug tray [REDACTED] came across line of fire before forklift came to complete stop causing tray to slide off forks and impacting his left foot. Causing big toe and long toe to swell up.
Injury or illness
Contusion Bruise fracture of left foot
Object or substance involved
Facility Cleaning
Summary line
Empty slug tray impacted employees left foot
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cutoff Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 331210: Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 235
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 610,269
- EIN
- 231327437
- Establishment ID
- 1244614
- Employer case #
- IE-2401-00
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-04
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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