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OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge Indiana

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Modern Forge Indiana in Merrillville, IN 46410 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was heat Treat Operator in drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Establishment
Modern Forge Indiana
Parent company
Modern Forge Indiana
Street
8757 Colorado Street
City
Merrillville
State
IN
ZIP
46410
On-site location
Heat Treat Department
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Stacking forgings in a basket in Heat Treat.

Employee dropped a forging on his finger

Nondisp fx of distal phalanx of left right finger contusion to left ring finger without damage to nail

Steel forging

Fracuture of left ring finger caught in pinchpoint.

Job description
Heat Treat Operator
SOC code
51-4191 — Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
NAICS code
332111 — Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
215
Total hours worked
371277
EIN
451859384
Establishment ID
541396
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
5:30:00.000
Time of incident
13:00:00.000
Submitted
26JAN24:18:54:00

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.