Chicago, IL —
OSHA Injury Report: Wheatland Tube
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wheatland Tube
- Parent company
- Zekelman
- Street
- 4435 S Western Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60609
- On-site location
- Chicago Pipe Sizing
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 11
Before the incident
Cleaning the sizing rolls
What happened
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
Injury or illness
Pinch
Object or substance involved
Sizing rolls
Summary line
Left index and middle finger pinched between sizing rollers causing cut puncture scrape
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 23:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06FEB26:15:26:00
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.