Rochelle, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Zekelman
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Zekelman in 1600 Ritche Ct, Rochelle, IL 61068 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was machine Operator in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Zekelman
- Parent company
- Wheatland Tube Western Tube
- Street
- 1600 Ritche Ct
- City
- Rochelle
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61068
- On-site location
- Zinc Kettle
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Bubbling the zinc pot
What happened
Zinc splashed out of zinc pot and made contact with leg just above behind leather boot cover
Injury or illness
Burn
Object or substance involved
Molten zinc
Summary line
burnt his leg with zinc
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Machine Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331210: Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 383
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 734,565
- EIN
- 231327437
- Establishment ID
- 1327499
- Employer case #
- IE-2501-0
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-06
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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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