Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Worthington Steel Company Chicago in 5500 North Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was group Leader in metal Crown Closure and Other Metal Stamping except Automotive.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Worthington Steel Company Chicago
- Parent company
- Worthington Steel Inc
- Street
- 5500 North Wolcott Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60640
- On-site location
- Chicago Steel General Slitting
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Removing over arm from Slitter 1
What happened
Employee was completing a change over on Slitter 1. Employee was using a tool to pull out the over arm to the slitter recoiler when the tool swung to the right and pinched employees right fifth digit in between the tools handle and the overarm bolt. This caused a deep laceration and tuft and distal right phalanx fracture to the nailbed and a broken nail to the employees finger.
Injury or illness
Fracture Cut-Laceration
Object or substance involved
Hand tool Over arm Remover Bar and bolt that stop over arm from falling
Summary line
Fracture Cut-Laceration to Right Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Hand tool Over arm Remover Bar and bolt that stop over arm from falling
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Group Leader
- SOC code
- 51-4031: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 332119: Metal Crown Closure and Other Metal Stamping except Automotive
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 164
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 316,200
- EIN
- 202122127
- Establishment ID
- 1211117
- Employer case #
- IN-2024060
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-28
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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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