Chicago, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Wheatland Tube
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Wheatland Tube in 4435 S. Western Blvd, Chicago, IL 60609 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mill Operator in pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Wheatland Tube
- Parent company
- Wheatland Tube
- Street
- 4435 S. Western Blvd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60609
- On-site location
- Chicago Pipe Cutoff
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 20
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
Cleaning fume extractor
What happened
On [REDACTED] Mr. [REDACTED] provided medical documentation to [REDACTED] and reported for the first time a chemical exposure injury that occurred on [REDACTED]. While cleaning the fume extractor on Mill 1 Mr. [REDACTED] reports that he came into contact with water and Caustic Soda at the bottom of the unit with his right hand. He claims he was wearing vinyl gloves at the time of exposure. Mr. [REDACTED] did not report the incident to a supervisor. Water and fluids inside the extractors are maintained at a ph level of 13 by our Waste Water Treatment operators. The reading logs show the levels were consistently within this range at the time of injury.
Injury or illness
chemical exposure burn
Object or substance involved
chemical
Summary line
Summary: [REDACTED] reports chemical exposure to right hand while cleaning the fume extractor on Mill 1. |Nature of Injury: Burned - Chemical |Type: Harmful Substance |Body Part: Hand(s) (metacarpal) |Equipment: Chemicals
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mill Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331210: Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 275
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 604,385
- EIN
- 231327437
- Establishment ID
- 1244614
- Employer case #
- IE-2401-00
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 12:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-06-25
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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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