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 End Welder 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
- Slitter 1
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 75
- Days restricted or transferred
- 70
Before the incident
The teammate was reworking 5x4x1 8 Tesla material
What happened
While using no-touch tools he and another teammate picked up a piece from the table. During the process the teammate tripped over the table footing and fell to the ground.
Injury or illness
sprain to unspecified ligament of left ankle left fibular fracture
Object or substance involved
table footing concrete floor
Summary line
The teammate sustained a sprain to the left ankle as well as a left fibular fracture due to tripping over the footing of a table and falling to the ground
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mill Helper End Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- 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 #
- 25-80
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 13:51
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 23JAN26:17:22:00
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.