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OSHA Injury Report: Wheatland Tube

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Wheatland Tube in Chicago, IL 60609 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was zink Kettle Operator in pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.

Establishment
Wheatland Tube
Parent company
Zekelman
Street
4435 S Western Blvd
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60609
On-site location
Chicago Pipe Sizing
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
11

Cleaning the sizing rolls

While cleaning the sizing roll with sandpaper and got distracted by another teammate the roll caught the sandpaper pulling it in along with middle and index finger

Pinch

Sizing rolls

Left index and middle finger pinched between sizing rollers causing cut puncture scrape

Job description
Zink Kettle Operator
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
331210 — Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
197
Total hours worked
263186
EIN
231327437
Establishment ID
1460944
Employer case #
IE-2506-0
Date of incident
Shift started
23:00
Time of incident
23:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06FEB26:15:26:00

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.