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OSHA Injury Report: Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products in Lancaster, SC 29720 resulted in days away from work. Employee was spike Machine Operator in hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.

Establishment
Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products
Parent company
Gerdau
Street
1888 Riverside Road
City
Lancaster
State
SC
ZIP
29720
On-site location
General Plant
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
4

Changing die on spike forge

EE began experiencing chest pains while changing die on spike forge. Doctor could not rule out heat as a contributing factor.

Heat exhaustion

Heat

EE began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion while removing die

Job description
Spike Machine Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
332111 — Hot forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
46
Total hours worked
87659
Establishment ID
1091955
Employer case #
5
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Submitted
30JAN24:14:21:00

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.