Lafayete, IN ·
OSHA Injury Report: Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company in 2407 N. 9th Street, Lafayete, IN 47905 resulted in days away from work. Employee was material Handler in steel merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette
- Street
- 2407 N. 9th Street
- City
- Lafayete
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 47905
- On-site location
- Sheet bay
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
- Days restricted or transferred
- 180
Before the incident
Preparing to lift sheets in sheet bay
What happened
EE was getting sheet lifter in position. He intended to press close button but pressed north button causing sheet lifter to move unexpectedly EE tried to steady by grabbing it and pinched fingers between sheet lifter and steel sheets.
Injury or illness
Crush left middle and ring finger resulted in finger tip amputation.
Object or substance involved
Steel sheet and sheet lifter caught between
Summary line
Left hand Middle and ring finger tip crush by sheet lifter
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 423510: Steel merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 108
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 197,878
- EIN
- 350764120
- Establishment ID
- 158834
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:30
- Time of incident
- 13:05
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-11
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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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