Lexington, NC ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Lexington
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Lexington in 6776 E US Hwy 64, Lexington, NC 27292 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was shift Mechanic in bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar) made in steel mills.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nucor Steel Lexington
- Parent company
- Nucor Corporation
- Street
- 6776 E US Hwy 64
- City
- Lexington
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27292
- On-site location
- Electric Arc Furnace Platform
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Working from a scissor lift using a pry bar
What happened
Teammate pulled pry bar toward their body and experienced a sudden pop in their back
Injury or illness
Lower back sprain
Object or substance involved
Pulling on pry bar
Summary line
Strain in lower back from pulling on a pry bar
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Shift Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331110: Bars, concrete reinforcing (rebar) made in steel mills
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 164
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 458,923
- EIN
- 131860817
- Establishment ID
- 1119330
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30
- Time of incident
- 04:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-04
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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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