Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Worthington Steel Company Chicago in 5500 North Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Labor in metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Worthington Steel Company Chicago
- Parent company
- Tempel Steel Company, LLC
- Street
- 5500 North Wolcott Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60640
- On-site location
- Chicago Steel General Blanking
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Troubleshooting feed rollers to Press 64
What happened
[REDACTED] appeared to have reached into the lead-out side of Press 64 while Operator [REDACTED] jogged Press 64 under the direction of Pit Crew EE [REDACTED]. Operator [REDACTED] manually jogged the press 5-[REDACTED]0 times without steel in order for Pit Crew EE [REDACTED] to visually inspect the rollers on the feed (feed is on the lead-in side of the press). Operator [REDACTED] jogged Press 64 one more time and heard a scream and stopped jogging the press. Operator 3 working on Press 66 notified Operator [REDACTED] that [REDACTED] was injured. [REDACTED] appeared to have amputated 4 fingers on his right hand during the last actuation of the press.
Injury or illness
Amputation
Object or substance involved
Die 15907 on Press 64
Summary line
Amputation to Right Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Die 15907 on Press 64
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Labor
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 332119: Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 163
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 290,696
- EIN
- 202122127
- Establishment ID
- 1211117
- Employer case #
- IN-202506
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:22
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-16
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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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