Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago
Other illness · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an other illness 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 General Slitting
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days away from work
- 17
- Days restricted or transferred
- 2
Before the incident
Multiple activities in Slitting Department including banding on large banding conveyor.
What happened
Employee mentioned that the symptoms began only after he was transferred over to Slitting on [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] area in [REDACTED]. Employee called off on [REDACTED] and reported symptoms at [REDACTED] by calling the EHS Manager while he was home. Employee mentioned that it was due to the smell or potential fumes that were located in [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. Employee first complained of throat hurting. Employee was not able to determine specifically what fume or smell that caused the sudden onset of the illness. Employee then also complained of fatigue and lightheadedness on [REDACTED] when temporarily assigned to the [REDACTED] Part of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Slitting Area from [REDACTED]. Employee mentioned that he felt the symptoms the worst when assisting in raking sweeping up scrap around the scrap bins around [REDACTED] and around inside scrap conveyor. This is when exposed to equipment that exhausted exhaust fumes of diesel fuel and a generator that ran on Kerosene which
Injury or illness
Poisoning General Not OD or Cumulative I
Object or substance involved
Suspected Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Summary line
Poisoning General Not OD or Cumulative I to Left and Right Lungs caused by Suspected Carbon Monoxide Exposure
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 #
- IN20230516
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 14:15
- 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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