Lexington, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Lexington
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Lexington in 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
- Avg employees
- 164
- Total hours worked
- 458923
- EIN
- 131860817
- Establishment ID
- 1119330
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:30
- Time of incident
- 4:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 04FEB26:20:10:00
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.