Ghent, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was burner Bander 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
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 9
Before the incident
The teammate was troubleshooting issues with the eye bander when they noticed that a piece of banding was stuck in the track of the arm next to the head.
What happened
When the teammate used their left hand to free the banding the head closed on the end of their left middle finger.
Injury or illness
Fractured tip of middle finger on left hand.
Object or substance involved
The head of the banding machine.
Summary line
Fractured tip of finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Burner Bander
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- 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 #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 03:08
- 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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