BIRMINGHAM, AL —
OSHA Injury Report: Independence Tube Corporation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Independence Tube Corporation in BIRMINGHAM, AL 35234 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mill Helper Utility in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Independence Tube Corporation
- Parent company
- Nucor
- Street
- 3525 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
- City
- BIRMINGHAM
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35234
- On-site location
- Mill 5 Weldbox
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
The teammate was assisting a crane operator with the assembly of a weld box.
What happened
The teammate had their idle hand resting on the weld box structure; as the crane operator lowered the side roll into position it shifted unexpectedly while entering the hole resulting in the teammate 's fingers being pinched.
Injury or illness
Fracture of left pinky and ring finger; laceration along the ulnar surface of the distal finger
Object or substance involved
side roll of the weld box
Summary line
The teammate 's left pinky and ring fingers were pinched between a side roll and a weldbox structure resulting in a fracture to the left pinky and ring fingers as well as a laceration along the ulnar surface of the distal finger.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mill Helper Utility
- SOC code
- 51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331210 — Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 235
- Total hours worked
- 474035
- Establishment ID
- 1437754
- Employer case #
- 25-71
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 20:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:17:14:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.