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 operator in metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Worthington Steel Company Chicago
- Parent company
- Worthington Industries, Inc.
- Street
- 5500 North Wolcott Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60640
- On-site location
- Chicago Steel Die Casting
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
- Days restricted or transferred
- 153
Before the incident
Lifting 125mm stacks with hoist
What happened
[REDACTED] Employee was loading 125MM laminations from one of the four mandrels of the lazy [REDACTED]. Employee was putting the clamp to the hoist through loose laminations. The employee claims that clamp was not guiding smoothly through the tangs and the employee started to wiggle the clamp through the tangs. Upon review of the video the employee lifted the load with the pendant control in his right hand with his left hand in between the lifting device and the top of the lazy [REDACTED]. The two fingers appeared to be pinched in between Lazy [REDACTED] and the lifting device.
Injury or illness
Amputation Fracture cut laceration
Object or substance involved
Lifting device and lazy Susan
Summary line
Amputation Fracture Cut Laceration to Left Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Lifting device and lazy [REDACTED]
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4031: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- NAICS code
- 332119: Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 191
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 421,189
- EIN
- 202122127
- Establishment ID
- 1211117
- Employer case #
- IN20230224
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 06:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-02
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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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