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OSHA Injury Report: Wieland Metals

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Wieland Metals in Wheeling, IL 60090 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was machine Operator in strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants.

Establishment
Wieland Metals
Parent company
Wieland Metals WMC
Street
567 Northgate Parkway Rd
City
Wheeling
State
IL
ZIP
60090
On-site location
Packaging Line 1
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
12

Operator was restringing the banding though the machine

The operator stood back up after adjusting the plastic on a skid he then felt pain in his back.

strain in the lower back

ergonomics

Strain on lower back

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331420 — Strip, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
120
Total hours worked
207328
EIN
363050593
Establishment ID
959283
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:50:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:20:11:00

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.