Lancaster, SC —
OSHA Injury Report: Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products
Other illness · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Gerdau Lancaster Rail Products
- Parent company
- Gerdau
- Street
- 1888 Riverside Road
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29720
- On-site location
- General Plant
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
- Days away from work
- 4
Before the incident
Changing die on spike forge
What happened
EE began experiencing chest pains while changing die on spike forge. Doctor could not rule out heat as a contributing factor.
Injury or illness
Heat exhaustion
Object or substance involved
Heat
Summary line
EE began experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion while removing die
Employee and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 11:40:00.000
- Submitted
- 30JAN24:14:21:00
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.