Ghent, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nucor Steel Gallatin
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Nucor Steel Gallatin in 4831 US Hwy 42 W, Ghent, KY 41045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was caster Technician Interim Shift Supervisor in mini-mills, steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nucor Steel Gallatin
- Parent company
- Nucor
- Street
- 4831 US Hwy 42 W
- City
- Ghent
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 41045
- On-site location
- Caster
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Teammate was preparing to use a chop saw to make a cut on a lost head piece (small piece of steel) in preparation of start of cast.
What happened
Since the teammate was planning on cutting the lost head piece up on its side he needed to raise the blade guard up so that the piece would fit under the blade. The teammate used his left hand to lift the guard and crossed his right arm over his left arm to power on the saw. As the teammate powered the saw on he didn 't realize that his left index finger (that was holding the guard up) was resting against the saw blade.
Injury or illness
laceration to index finger
Object or substance involved
blade of table saw
Summary line
Teammate 's index finger on left hand received laceration from chop saw blade
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Caster Technician Interim Shift Supervisor
- SOC code
- 51-1011: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 331110: Mini-mills, steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 750
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,594,457
- EIN
- 611245380
- Establishment ID
- 1181622
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00
- Time of incident
- 22:20
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-28
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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