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OSHA Injury Report: Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company in Lafayete, IN 47905 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder in steel merchant wholesalers.

Establishment
Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company
Parent company
Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette
Street
2407 N. 9th Street
City
Lafayete
State
IN
ZIP
47905
On-site location
Weld shop
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3
Days restricted or transferred
25

Sanding metal part edge using disc sander

Pressing really hard against the sanding wheel the part was drawn in by the rotation catching his thumb between part and tool rest &. Improper use of tool.

fracture right thumb

Sander tool rest

Right thumb fracture

Job description
welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
423510 — Steel merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
108
Total hours worked
197878
EIN
350764120
Establishment ID
158834
Employer case #
13
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:15:00.000
Submitted
11MAR24:14:48:00

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.