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OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Worthington Steel Company Chicago in Chicago, IL 60640 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive).

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 Blanking
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
13

Retrieving a die chute lead in plate for Press 90 setup

Employee was carrying a lead in plate from the rack to complete a setup on Press 90. The operator stepped over two chutes staged in front of the plate rack and tripped over the chutes staged in the chute carrier. After tripping the operator smashed his left middle ring finger between the lead out plate and the chute. Per employee incident occurred on [REDACTED]. Incident was not reported to EHS until [REDACTED]

Fracture

Smashed finger in between die chute lead in plate and chute

Fracture to Left Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Smashed finger in between die chute leadin plate and chute

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
Avg employees
191
Total hours worked
421189
EIN
202122127
Establishment ID
1211117
Employer case #
IN20230627
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00:00.000
Time of incident
17:00:00.000
Submitted
02MAR24:01:45:00

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.