Ghent, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in days away from work. Employee was hot Mill Maintenance 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
- Hot Mill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 45
- Days restricted or transferred
- 19
Before the incident
Teammate climbed off of the fork truck preparing to manually adjust the forks.
What happened
Teammate attempted to physically adjust one of the forks on the fork truck to accommodate a smaller pallet. When the teammate pushed on the fork he felt discomfort in his left elbow.
Injury or illness
Left Arm (Left Distal Bicep Tendon Tear)
Object or substance involved
The fork on the fork truck didn 't freely move when the teammate attempted to adjust it.
Summary line
Left Distal Bicep Tendon Tear
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Hot Mill Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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 #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 08:10
- 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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