Shelbyville, TN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Cooper Steel
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Cooper Steel in 503 North Hillcrest Drive, Shelbyville, TN 37160 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder in buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cooper Steel
- Parent company
- Cooper's Steel Fabricators, Inc.
- Street
- 503 North Hillcrest Drive
- City
- Shelbyville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 37160
- On-site location
- CSF - Fitting/Welding Department, 5S - Zone 12
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
- Days restricted or transferred
- 16
Before the incident
Transferring steel plate with magnet
What happened
IE was transferring a 1032 lbs. - 1 thick - 3 'x8 ' steel plate using a magnet. The plate was being transferred from a wooden skid on the floor to a workhorse at [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED]. As the IE went to sit the plate down on top of the workhorse the plate came loose from the magnet and fell. The edge of the plate struck the IE on the top forward right side of their head and on the top of their shoulder at the collar bone. The IE was conscious and alert. First aid was applied by an employee first responder. Pressure was applied to the IE 's head to control bleeding. [REDACTED] was notified and came on scene and 911 emergency services were notified. The IE was transferred to [REDACTED] ER.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: Laceration Cut |Type: |Body Part: Head
Object or substance involved
Overhead Crane
Summary line
IE was struck on the top forward right side of their head and right shoulder by a steel plate being lifted and transferred with a magnet on an OH crane.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332311: Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 503
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,007,841
- EIN
- 621040167
- Establishment ID
- 82130
- Employer case #
- IE-2502-0
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 12:40
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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