Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Worthington Steel Company Chicago
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Worthington Steel Company Chicago in 5500 North Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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 Blanking
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
Retrieving a die chute lead in plate for Press 90 setup
What happened
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]
Injury or illness
Fracture
Object or substance involved
Smashed finger in between die chute lead in plate and chute
Summary line
Fracture to Left Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Smashed finger in between die chute leadin plate and chute
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 #
- IN20230627
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 14:00
- Time of incident
- 17:00
- 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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