Jefferson, OH —
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Cylinders Jefferson
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Worthington Cylinders Jefferson in Jefferson, OH 44047 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Worthington Cylinders Jefferson
- Parent company
- Worthington Industries, Inc.
- Street
- 863 State Route #307 E
- City
- Jefferson
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44047
- On-site location
- Jefferson Welding Steel
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Taking a valve off of a quick connect
What happened
Operator states that they were trying to replace a quick connect on a valve at the 420 Hydro Test They stated that the old quick connect was tightened down so much that they had to use excessive force in order to break it loose In the process of doing so they injured their lower back This claim was initially contested until an IME could be completed IME on [REDACTED] just came back on [REDACTED] stating injury could have occurred on premises Addendum has been ordered for IME by CorVel
Injury or illness
Strain
Object or substance involved
Excessive force
Summary line
Strain to Back Lower caused by Excessive force
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332420 — Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 221
- Total hours worked
- 400924
- EIN
- 311030364
- Establishment ID
- 827305
- Employer case #
- IN20230607
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 17:05:00.000
- Submitted
- 16FEB24:00:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.