Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Worthington Steel Company Chicago in 5500 North Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator 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 Blanking
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Putting die T-15892 in place as part of set-up for part
What happened
[REDACTED] - EE was putting die in on 69. Twisted back and felt strain when lining up the die to the dowl pins through subplate. EE was using hand tools pry bar. When he nudged the die with his hands and twisted to set the die in place EE felt pain in his right lower back.
Injury or illness
Strain
Object or substance involved
Die T-15892
Summary line
Strain to Right Back - Lower caused by Die T-15892
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- 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-2024052
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 10:15
- 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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