Ghent, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was lead Locomotive Operator in mini-mills, steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nucor Steel Gallatin
- Parent company
- Nucor
- Street
- 4831 US Hwy 42 W
- City
- Ghent
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41045
- On-site location
- Material Handling
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
[REDACTED] was driving the work issued Ford [REDACTED] Pickup truck.
What happened
[REDACTED] used his pocketknife to cut through a zip tie. The momentum continued forward and the tip of his knife cut into the glove on his left hand between his index finger and thumb causing a cut on the top of his hand.
Injury or illness
A cut to the top of [REDACTED] 's left hand that required five stitches.
Object or substance involved
The blade of a pocketknife.
Summary line
Cut to left hand
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lead Locomotive Operator
- SOC code
- 53-4011: Locomotive Engineers
- NAICS code
- 331110: Mini-mills, steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 686
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,776,434
- EIN
- 611245380
- Establishment ID
- 1181622
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 20:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-21
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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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