Merrillville, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Modern Forge Indiana
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Stacking forgings in a basket in Heat Treat.
What happened
Employee dropped a forging on his finger
Injury or illness
Nondisp fx of distal phalanx of left right finger contusion to left ring finger without damage to nail
Object or substance involved
Steel forging
Summary line
Fracuture of left ring finger caught in pinchpoint.
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 13:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 26JAN24:18:54:00
Source
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.