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
- 30
Before the incident
Feeding steel through to complete the change over.
What happened
Recordable DART Fracture to left distal ring finger. During a change over process on press 87 EE was feeding steel through straighter when he activated the straighter wheel guard to open and it applied pressure to the also open cover of the lube applicator mailbox. This forced the cover shut where his hand was resting.
Injury or illness
Fracture
Object or substance involved
Lubrication applicator mailbox cover.
Summary line
Fracture to Left Fingers incl. Thumb caused by Lubrication applicator mailbox cover.
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 #
- IN20231018
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 14:30
- 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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